Pirate Bay: charges relating to ?assisting copyright infringement? dropped - GoFuckYourself.com

DateDoc · 02-17-2009, 07:26 PM

What has been shown in court today is that the prosecutor cannot prove that the .torrent files he is using as evidence actually used The Pirate Bay?s tracker. Many of the screenshots being used clearly state there is no connection to the tracker. Additionally, prosecutor Håkan Roswall didn?t adequately explain the function of DHT which allows for so called ?trackerless? torrents.

The flaw in the evidence was pointed out by Fredrik Neij (TiAMO), who requested to comment on Roswall?s explanation of how BitTorrent actually works. Fredrik said that the prosecution misunderstood the technology, and told the court that the evidence doesn?t show that the Pirate Bay?s trackers are used.

This has resulted in prosecutor Håkan Roswall having to drop all charges relating to ?assisting copyright infringement?, so the remaining charges are simply ?assisting making available?. ?Everything related to reproduction will be removed from the claim,? he said.

http://torrentfreak.com/50-of-charge...ropped-090217/

D Ghost · 02-17-2009, 07:31 PM

“EPIC WINNING LOL" hahhaa

potter · 02-17-2009, 07:41 PM

Good. Prosecutors have their heads up their asses going after TPB.

02-17-2009, 07:26 PM	#1
DateDoc Outside looking in. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: To Hell You Ride Posts: 14,243	Pirate Bay: charges relating to ?assisting copyright infringement? dropped What has been shown in court today is that the prosecutor cannot prove that the .torrent files he is using as evidence actually used The Pirate Bay?s tracker. Many of the screenshots being used clearly state there is no connection to the tracker. Additionally, prosecutor Håkan Roswall didn?t adequately explain the function of DHT which allows for so called ?trackerless? torrents. The flaw in the evidence was pointed out by Fredrik Neij (TiAMO), who requested to comment on Roswall?s explanation of how BitTorrent actually works. Fredrik said that the prosecution misunderstood the technology, and told the court that the evidence doesn?t show that the Pirate Bay?s trackers are used. This has resulted in prosecutor Håkan Roswall having to drop all charges relating to ?assisting copyright infringement?, so the remaining charges are simply ?assisting making available?. ?Everything related to reproduction will be removed from the claim,? he said. http://torrentfreak.com/50-of-charge...ropped-090217/ __________________

02-17-2009, 07:41 PM	#3
potter Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denver Posts: 6,559	Good. Prosecutors have their heads up their asses going after TPB. __________________

02-17-2009, 07:31 PM	#2
D Ghost null Industry Role: Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9,820	“EPIC WINNING LOL" hahhaa