• Pirate Bay Founder Held In Solitary Confinement – Write Him a Letter Today
  In late August Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm was arrested in Cambodia. After being held by authorities there he was swiftly deported to Sweden. Once in his homeland he was hit with charges connected to an alleged hacking offense but since then the news trail has gone largely cold. Speaking with Gottfrid’s mother Kristina, TorrentFreak has learned that her son is being kept in solitary confinement, locked up for 23 hours a day. But he is allowed to read and hopefully, very soon, that will include your letters.

  Source: Pirate Bay Founder Held In Solitary Confinement – Write Him a Letter Today

• Netflix Caught Using “Pirated” Subtitles in Finland
  This week Netflix launched its popular on demand video streaming service in Finland, but not without controversy. To cater to the local audience, on some of its programming the company displayed “unauthorized” fansubs. Unlike regular subtitles, fansubs are created without permission from content owners and often used alongside pirated content. Netflix apologized for the use of the unauthorized subtitles and has promised to take them offline.

  Source: Netflix Caught Using “Pirated” Subtitles in Finland

• Music Biz Dumps First Contested Copyright Case After Botched 3 Strikes Procedure
  RIANZ, New Zealand’s answer to the RIAA, have withdrawn their case against an individual they said should have been punished under the country’s “3 strikes” anti-filesharing regime. The decision follows a procedure beset by problems, including delivery of erroneous infringement notices and a claim for financial punishments that was not only unsupported by the law, but appears to have been reached via guesswork on the part of rightsholders.

  Source: Music Biz Dumps First Contested Copyright Case After Botched 3 Strikes Procedure

• File-Sharers More Likely to Pay for Movies, Books, Games and Concerts
  A comprehensive report published by the Dutch Institution for Information Law and CentERdata reveals that compared to the rest of the population, file-sharers are more likely to pay for movies, books, games, concerts and box office tickets. The report further reveals that blocking websites such as The Pirate Bay does very little to deter consumers from sharing copyrighted files online.

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