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In February we reported that as part of a piracy crack down the operators of the popular website The Pirate Bay were prosecuted in Sweden for facilitating the P2P exchange of copyright infringing material such as films and music.

On Friday a Stockholm Court found the 4 operators of The Pirate Bay guilty of facilitating copyright infringement and imposed a 12 month prison sentence and a 30 Million krona fine.

As expected the entertainment industry welcomed the verdict, which prompted protests by supporters. The operators plan to appeal the verdict.

The judgment is a blow to P2P operators who are being more aggressively targeted, as part of a piracy crackdown by the entertainment industry.

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