Four behind Pirate Bay site jailed

FOUR men behind the world famous file-sharing site Pirate Bay were convicted yesterday of breaking Sweden’s copyright law by helping millions of users freely download music, movies and computer games on the internet.

In a landmark ruling, the Stockholm district court sentenced Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij and Carl Lundstrom to one year each in prison.

They were also ordered to pay damages of 30 million kronor (€3 million) to a series of entertainment companies, including Warner Bros, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI and Columbia Pictures.