I Suddenly Love Sweden

[Andy_Copland 0]

If anyone is familiar with bit torrents they will probably know "The Pirate Bay"

I use it for everything. Music, games, movies etc.

Anyway i just saw on the website they have a legal page. Anakata is now my hero. Note the date of 2004 and the website is still running.

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Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:21:43 -0100 (GMT)
From: anakata
To: KMWLAW@flash.net[/email]
Subject: Re: Unauthorized Use of DreamWorks SKG Properties

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 KMWLAW@flash.net wrote:

> Dennis L. Wilson, Esq.
> KEATS McFARLAND & WILSON, LLP
> 9720 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse Suite
> Beverly Hills, CA 90212
> Tel: (310) 248-3830
> Fax: (310) 860-0363
>
>
> August 23, 2004
>
>
> VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
> AND U.S. MAIL
>
> ThePirateBay.org
> Box 1206
> Stockholm 11479
> SWEDEN
>
> [email]tracker-40-aa-5f-03-412675c8@prq.to
>
> Re: Unauthorized Use of DreamWorks SKG Properties
> http://www.thepiratebay.org
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
>
> This letter is being written to you on behalf of our
> client, DreamWorks SKG (hereinafter ^ÓDreamWorks^Ô).
> DreamWorks is the exclusive owner of all copyright,
> trademark and other intellectual property rights in
> and to the ^ÓShrek 2^Ô motion picture. No one is
> authorized to copy, reproduce, distribute, or
> otherwise use the ^ÓShrek 2^Ô motion picture without
> the express written permission of DreamWorks.
[...]
> As you may be aware, Internet Service Providers can
> be held liable if they do not respond to claims of
> infringement pursuant to the requirements of the
> Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). In
> accordance with the DMCA, we request your assistance
> in the removal of infringements of the ^ÓShrek 2^Ô
> motion picture from this web site and any other sites
> for which you act as an Internet Service Provider.
> We further declare under penalty of perjury that we
> are authorized to act on behalf of DreamWorks and
> that the information in this letter is accurate.
> Please contact me immediately to discuss this matter
> further.

As you may or may not be aware, Sweden is not a state in the United States
of America. Sweden is a country in northern Europe.
Unless you figured it out by now, US law does not apply here.
For your information, no Swedish law is being violated.

Please be assured that any further contact with us, regardless of medium,
will result in
a) a suit being filed for harassment
b) a formal complaint lodged with the bar of your legal counsel, for
sending frivolous legal threats.

It is the opinion of us and our lawyers that you are ....... morons, and
that you should please go sodomize yourself with retractable batons.

Please also note that your e-mail and letter will be published in full on
http://www.thepiratebay.org.

Go fuck yourself.

Polite as usual,
anakata

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[mrwrong 0]

They have a shit load of e-mails just like this one published at the site...

Quite amusing to read

“The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw
He who dies with the most toys, wins.....
dudeist skydiver # 19515
Buy quality and cry once!

[normiss 900]

and in it's place, now we have ISP's performing content scanning and CALEA connections into their networks. Big brother at it's best.

Just like the drug war, forget the ones making it possible and get your thumb on those that enjoy it's presence.

But I do not support piracy....especially in the current economy. Too many free products available - Netflix for Christ's sake! IT'S CHEAP!!!

[Andy_Copland 0]

I'm not so bad, i generally download a movie and if its great i'll buy the DVD. The quality is always going to be better than the 700mb formats they normally do.

As for music, same thing.

I just love the way most would be scared of a big lawyer email and he completely takes an e-turd on their heads.

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[normiss 900]

Russian, Czechoslovakian, and French sites have historically been just as intimidated.

[riddler 0]

They'll just chase them down with the EU Copyright Directive. Thanks to the "Global Economy"

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[NewGuy2005 53]

Regardless of Swedish law, or the wittiness of the smartass rejoinder, it's still stealing.

[ryoder 1,590]

I've loved Sweden for years:

http://nupusi.org/swedish_bikini.jpg

(May be NSFW)

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Andy_Copland 0]

Boo hoo.

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[NewGuy2005 53]

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Boo hoo.

C'mon, you can do better than that!

[Andy_Copland 0]

Coming from the guy saying "stealing is stealing"

I already know your mindset, respect your opinion (slightly) and know there is no point even trying to make a point. But thanks for judging!

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.