Why would Polish police take part in a raid in Sweden?
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Peter Sunde arrested in Sweden
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can he just fill for bankruptcy to clear the damages?
Without knowing Swedish law, I'm rather certain he cannot. Personal bankruptcy is usually out of the question for debts arising from unlawful behaviour. You cannot evade damages or a penalty imposed by a court just by filing bankruptcy. Imagine a legal system where you could. Preposterous.
In my country you can. There is also a 20 year limit to prison sentences, no matter the crime. The objective of the judicial system is not to punish but to recover dysfunctional society members. As such, it makes no sense to punish anyone with a life sentence, no matter the type (prison or fiduciary).
Re: Peter Sunde arrested in Sweden
#13Why would Polish police take part in a raid in Sweden?
I was also wondering. The reason is that he left Sweden and apparently moved around quite a bit. He is reported to have been residing mostly in Berlin and his girl-friend lived in Gdansk, Poland.
[edit: addition] The reports are ambiguous; it sounds like what they mean is: the Swedish police collaborated with the Polish police to track him down.
Source (in Swedish): http://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/pirate-bay-grundaren-gr...
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#14Why would Polish police take part in a raid in Sweden?
Because the copyright mafia pays well.
edit: what? is there actually a question of whether these actions were born of corruption?
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can he just fill for bankruptcy to clear the damages?
Without knowing Swedish law, I'm rather certain he cannot. Personal bankruptcy is usually out of the question for debts arising from unlawful behaviour. You cannot evade damages or a penalty imposed by a court just by filing bankruptcy. Imagine a legal system where you could. Preposterous.
@sergiosgc: Which country is that?
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Together sentenced Pirate Bay founders in addition to prison to pay damages of around 46 million." Yeah, that's never going to happen. The prosecutor in their case came up with some fantastical amount of money TPB is supposed to have made, but it's complete nonsense (see the documentary TPB: AFK for details).
Can he just fill for bankruptcy to clear the damages?
If swedish bankruptcy law is anything similar to the German then he possibly can not. (Liabilities resulting from criminal action are not covered by bankruptcy laws.)
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Without knowing Swedish law, I'm rather certain he cannot. Personal bankruptcy is usually out of the question for debts arising from unlawful behaviour. You cannot evade damages or a penalty imposed by a court just by filing bankruptcy. Imagine a legal system where you could. Preposterous.
@sergiosgc: Which country is that?
Sounds like Norway.
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#18Gottfrid Svartholm is currently being held in solitary confinement in Denmark, Peter Sunde is arrested in Sweden. I thought these countries were like role models.
They're good on some things, bad on others. Generally the police are less militarized, and the criminal-justice system is somewhat less overgrown than in many other countries (lower % of the population in jail, much shorter typical sentences, etc.). However Scandinavia isn't really some kind of paradise, and the legal system is still zealous about pursuing quite some number of things I don't agree with.
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#19Gottfrid Svartholm is currently being held in solitary confinement in Denmark, Peter Sunde is arrested in Sweden. I thought these countries were like role models.
Not trying to be a troll, but aren't these people essentially supporting theivery on a massive scale? I've never understood why so much of the Internet community thinks downloading software and/or movies that is meant to be paid for is ok.
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#20Ufda.
Is this what you mean?
Uff da (sometimes also spelled huffda, uff-da, uffda,
uff-dah, oofda, ufda, ufdah, oofta, uf daa, or ufta)
is an expression of Norwegian origin adopted by
Scandinavian-Americans in the 19th century.
...
The expression has lost its original connotation, and
it is increasingly difficult to specify what it means
now in America. Within Scandinavian-American culture,
Uff da frequently translates into: *I am overwhelmed.*