TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard Page #2

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What is the Pirate Bureau?

It's an organization

that discusses the internet.

Is copyright and file sharing

discussed on their website?

Probably.

And they are critical to

the way copyright works today?

I'm not sure about that.

People have different views.

What's your opinion?

It's hard to say.

I think it's problematic.

In what way?

The fact that we're here today

shows that there is a problem.

First of all, I don't believe-

-that young people today

believe that copyright is wrong.

I think that's a myth.

This Kopimi Sect-

-has been really good

at promoting it.

It's so f***ing beautiful!

We've changed it a bit.

So the question

in the newspaper was:

"If the Pirate Bay gets convicted,

won't they become martyrs?"

Monique said:

"No, they don't have any followers."

"However, they do have a small

Kopimi sect following them".

So sweet. That's us!

The Pirate Bureau came into

existence in the summer of 2003.

It was at the same time-

-as the record industry

sued Napster in the US-

-and the medical industry sued South

Africa for copying HIV-medicine.

The name "the Pirate Bureau"

was an easy choice.

It wasn't about

romanticizing pirate stuff-

-with eye patches and stuff.

We've never liked that.

The Anti-Piracy Bureau

already existed-

-we wanted to state that we're

the active part in this conflict.

The Anti-Piracy Bureau

is the reactive part.

This is Henrik Pontn

from the Anti-Piracy Bureau.

We've been tipped off

that you're selling copies.

Wait, don't close the door.

The police will come with a warrant.

They have a built a business based

on other people committing crimes.

They have created an industry with

banners and porn ads to earn revenue.

It was very profitable.

You're making your situation worse.

-I must be allowed to close the door.

-Come out, then.

If you look at studies

about file sharing-

-they don't do it for the fellowship

or to support the ideology.

It's because it's simple and free.

Then there is a small group

of people who do this...

...for reasons they claim

to be freedom of speech.

Our policy has always been

that the site is an empty page-

-that is created by the users.

We don't interfere with the content.

Freedom of speech?

I'd prefer the technological

viewpoint, a contact service.

-For communication?

-Yes.

I don't care about the piracy

ideology, copyright or politics.

I do this because it's great fun

to run a large site.

Describe the importance of the Pirate Bay.

It democratizes and creates great

conditions for freedom of speech.

What has that to do

with the copyrighted material?

The Pirate Bay makes it possible

for individuals to share material.

Even if it's copyrighted?

That's a tricky consequence

that I think we have to discuss.

What are you hoping for?

I hope we don't get a monitored,

restricted internet.

That's the biggest issue right now.

The copyright industry

is digging a grave for the internet.

They don't take into account the

public benefits of a free internet.

The problem is that old people

are running the companies.

They know how you made money

before and they don't want to change.

They're like the Amish. They don't want electricity.

They know how to make do without electricity.

Roger Wallis,

please come to Court Room 9.

Do you think people who download

movies will go and buy them as well?

-If they would buy the movie?

-Yes, get it legally.

Yes, but it depends on the quality.

If people want better quality.

Or if the DVD has special features.

You have to increase the value of

the products in order to sell them.

If you want to adjust your

business model to the new world.

Thank you. I called your institute

and asked these questions-

-because we were unable to

put together your curriculum vitae.

You've stated in court

that you're a professor-

-but your institute calls you

a temporary guest lecturer.

-Do you know how to use Google?

-Yes.

Then it's really simple

to find my CV.

-We've moved on from that question.

-I thought so too.

Let's move on.

Thank you, Your Honor.

When you were appointed,

were there any competitors?

I thought we had moved on,

Your Honor?

-I would like an answer.

-Please answer the question.

I have no idea!

I was asked to come and I went

through... And we're back on this!

...the standard selection process

at the Royal Institute of Technology.

All my publications were submitted.

Three professors

and two international experts-

-deemed that I was eligible

for the appointment.

Thank you.

Please just answer the questions.

How low can you sink?

They're so afraid of

the result of your research.

They can't attack you there, so they

attack you on a personal level.

The Royal Institute of Technology.

Professor Roger Wallis.

I think it's sick to attack

the academic world like this.

It's not the first time. I've heard

about professors in the US-

-who have indicated that file sharing

could be positive for the industry-

-that have been hunted down

with a whip.

It's sad that these American methods

are coming to Sweden.

Would you like any compensation

for participating today?

Please send flowers to my wife

for the sleepless night.

The court's budget

will not allow that.

It's now two or three days

since the court appearance.

I'm starting to look through

all the blogs around the world.

I'm looking here at "TorrentFreak":

"Pirate Bay witness

overwhelmed with flowers."

And an awful lot

of very kind people who wrote:

"At last somebody from the older

generation"... I'm an old man.

..."seems to understand

the way we think."

I also make the point here

that as a composer...

A song I wrote

bought our first house.

I support copyright, but only

if it encourages creativity-

-or economic incitement

or is an incentive to create.

Not copyright

as a huge control mechanism-

-for people who sit

on large swathes of rights.

A police officer that worked with

the Pirate Bay investigation-

-was employed by a film studio

shortly after the investigation.

In an email, Warner Bros. states

that the information in the media-

-about an alleged conflict

of interest is pure speculation.

He sold his apartment and bought

a house. Just after he got the job.

I was disappointed

when you didn't investigate him.

You're claiming stuff

I don't have a clue about.

You should gather material

and submit it to the police.

I did, but they dropped the case.

Well... In that case

there is nothing I can do.

His income that year

is higher than his police salary.

He has declared

capital gains of $120 000.

This f***ing trial just gets

more and more bizarre every day.

I think there's been a power cut

at the Pirate Bay again.

-Why do you use automatic fuses?

-They're attached to the cable cover.

When an automatic fuse dies 5 times

you have to replace it.

My laptops break all the time so I

don't have time to put stickers on.

I spilled gin and tonic in one.

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