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Swedish ISP will appeal order to cut off Pirate Bay

Swedish Internet Service Provider (ISP), Black Internet, was ordered by a Stockholm court to cut off the Pirate Bay from its service or face a fine of up to 500,000 kronor per day.

Black Internet complied with the order, which forced the Pirate Bay to relocate in order to get back online. At the time, Black Internet's CEO Victor Möller said that the company would not appeal the verdict.



However, the company has had a change of heart. "This is a very important question for all ISPs and we can't just lay down," Möller said, confirming to IDG that the company would appeal the decision after all.

The reasons given for not appealing the verdict at first were the typical reasons; the possible costs, time and other resources it would take to fight it.

"The district court made a very controversial decision. The entire ISP business needs some clarity in this matter. A door has been opened and we don't know what's behind it," he said yesterday.

The news of the appeal comes just days after Global Gaming Factory was removed form the stock exchange after being found guilty of serious infringements. Despite that, GGF's boss Hans Pandeya said the company still plans to buy the Pirate Bay.

Written by: James Delahunty @ 16 Sep 2009 2:29

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• 4 comments

• XdjxedxdX

  Can I say FIRST or would you's get PISSED lol.
  But ya we all saw this coming good for them F#@k the man.

  16.9.2009 07:26 #1

• ak472009

  absolutely correct only a blind and deaf men will not agree with you. P2P would certainly come to end one day but pirateers will not , we will find another way

  16.9.2009 15:36 #2

• ZippyDSM

  Mmmm everyone in the higher echelons seem to miss the anchor point for issues like this....focus on illicit profit which is within the rules of bootlegging and real piracy. Focus on that and everything else will fall into place.

  16.9.2009 16:11 #3

• ssj4_2004

  "Factory was removed form the stock"
  
  They removed them to form the stock... I honestly never saw that coming. o.o;

  1.10.2009 12:50 #4