Defense Fund Hatched for Swedes Accused of P2P Piracy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 24, 2009 - 11:00am.
Stockholm, Sweden - One of the four associates of The Pirate Bay, along with several Swedish Green Party politicians are launching a defense fund to help those accused of copyright infringement under Sweden's new anti-piracy law pay legal costs, CNET News.com reported. Peter Sunde, who was sentenced to a year in jail for his role with The Pirate Bay, told CNET that the fund hopes to be able to provide $6,000 to $12,000 in legal aid per criminal case defendant.

 

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