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Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm hasn't been able to show up for his appeals court hearing and potential sentencing, depending on how things turn out. This isn't the first time he's gone missing. Svartholm was a no-show at the Court of Appeal in Stockholm on September 28, 2010, and was on another continent purportedly due to medical reasons. And where is he now?
He's still in Cambodia, TorrentFreak reports, though not out of malice. Citing sources living in the area, TorrentFreak says Svartholm is "still battling illness and is being supported by his mother who recently flew out" there.
Others have accused Svartholm of being on the lam. During the September 28th trial, co-defendants Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundstrom were all found guilty and received sentences ranging from 4 to 10 months, with shared damages of more than $7.2 million. Svartholm's case was to be heard at a later date, but has not yet been set due to his continued absence.
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ShyLinuxGuy
March 08, 2011 at 11:21pm
TPB is where I get my wallpapers (I am a wallpaper fanatic). I just don't watch movies anymore, I don't need to pirate software, and I am happy with getting tunes from Amazon.
However, this (http://thepiratebay.org/legal; read through them when you have time) is evidence that TPB blatantly allows for piracy. TPB kind of brought it on themselves.
Oh, well, I might have to resort to Google Images for wallpapers if TPB goes the way of LimeWire.
The comment below: It would make matters much worse. Not showing and staying in bed is small apples compared to fleeing the country and becoming the world's most wanted.
GeneralEvilG
March 09, 2011 at 3:15pm
Wallbase.net is great for wallpapers in virtually any res. I tend to avoid Pirate Bay for torrents, I use various other site- I mean, torrent? Who me?
Danthrax66
March 08, 2011 at 5:46pm
He is the smartest one why fuck off at a biased court hearing when you can just leave the country. He must have been the primary brain behind the pirate bay...
