[FC-discuss] Charges of "Assisting Copyright Infringement" against The Pirate Bay Dropped on Second Day of Trial

[Preston Frost Rhea]

FYI.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7895026.stm

"*Half of the charges levelled at the founders of the Pirate Bay 
file-sharing site have been dropped.*

Swedish prosecutors dropped charges relating to "assisting copyright 
infringement" leaving the lesser charges of "assisting making available 
copyright material" on trial day two.

Pirate Bay co-founder Frederik Neik said it showed prosecutors had 
misunderstood the technology.

The music industry played down the changes as "simplifying the charges".

Peter Danowsky, legal counsel for the music companies in the case, said: 
"It's a largely technical issue that changes nothing in terms of our 
compensation claims and has no bearing whatsoever on the main case 
against The Pirate Bay.

"In fact it simplifies the prosecutor's case by allowing him to focus on 
the main issue, which is the making available of copyrighted works."

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