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"Funny guys, those Bay Pirates. As you may remember, recently the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) has tried (succeeded) to convince Danish ISP Tele2 to block the Pirate Bay (they also tried to do the same thing in Sweden but it didn't work as the ISPs pretty much said \"what?\"). Now, the Pirate Bay is demanding a compensation from IFPI for the lost traffic. The money, they say, will be given to musicians which are willing to put their work online for free. \nOf course, there's little chance that they will succeed, as they weren't really hurt by the block. However, I love this approach and it's really good that someone is ready to take the fight over to the other side. \nThe thing is, a lot of these piracy-related lawsuits are one-sided affairs. RIAA sues you for piracy; if they win, you give them money; if you win, then...nothing. Little in the way of apologies, and certainly no compensations of any kind. Well, the Pirate Bay is aiming to change that. After all, if they're a legitimate operation - and they are until proven otherwise - why should some third party be allowed to force an ISP to block their site? In this particular case, no one even asked them anything, and they were never heard in the case, although the case was obviously about them, and them alone. We need some law and order here, folks, and law and order goes both ways."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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