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April 14th, 2008 | Censorship, Piracy

Grant

As many are aware, The Pirate Bay is blocked by the Danish ISP Tele2 after Ifpi convinced a court that Tele2 where helping with copyright infringement by letting people access a site which could link to copyrighted material. And Yes – you can still use Youtube, Google, Yahoo, MSN, Flickr and so on, strangely enough.

Tele2 appealed the verdict but still had to block until the appeal is won by “our” side. It’s a fight between Tele2 and Ifpi but with The Pirate Bay and ultimately it’s users as the only affected parties.

The outcome I’m pretty sure is in our favor. And as you know, TPB and friends do not let Ifpi decide the game. So I’m thinking that we will need to ask the court for compensation for the months that we have been blocked. Although we went from 29th on Alexa to currently 24th most popular site in Denmark (Thanks Ifpi for the gratis advertising) it’s still fair to say that we’ve had to do a lot to defend ourselves and that we need compensation for the users that lost access to the site and for the people who are spreading their works using The Pirate Bay.

We will demand an amount of cash that we feel will be reasonable (Not counting like Ifpi themselves, we actually understand economy a bit more). With the money (when/if we get it) we will start a Danish grant if possible. The grant will give out money to Danish aspiring artists for making music and releasing it for free. And all will be sponsored by Ifpi since they tried to fuck those people over. Poetic justice.

17 comments ↓

#1 The Pirate Bay Demands Compensation for IFPI Block | TorrentFreak on 15.04.08 at 17:33

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#2 Kopit − TPB kräver ersättning on 15.04.08 at 20:03

[...] Ã¥t sina kunder. Tele2 har överklagat domen, sÃ¥ att blockeringen kan upphöra. TPBs Brokep är segervis att domen kommer att upphävas: “The outcome I’m pretty sure is in our [...]

#3 Zwartbaard.nl » Blog Archive » The Pirate Bay Demands Compensation for IFPI Block on 15.04.08 at 21:56

[...] Piratgruppen, could be used to fund Danish artists who want to share their music, according to Brokep, who assured us that they will only ask for a reasonable amount of money, unlike the IFPI. “The [...]

#4 The Pirate Bay Demands Compensation for IFPI Block at IDTorrent Blog on 16.04.08 at 09:33

[...] Piratgruppen, could be used to fund Danish artists who want to share their music, according to Brokep, who assured us that they will only ask for a reasonable amount of money, unlike the IFPI. [...]

#5 Pirates Sue IFPI. ARRRRRRRR. « Media Junkie on 16.04.08 at 14:36

[...] blog post from one of Pirate Bay’s administrators, Brokep, suggests the organisation will seek damages [...]

#6 CrunchGear » Archive » Yarrr: Pirate Bay wants compensation from IFPI on 16.04.08 at 15:00

[...] According to a recent post on Pirate Bay captain Brokep’s blog, “Tele2 appealed the verdict but it still had to block until the appeal is won by ‘our’ side… The outcome I’m pretty sure is in our favor… So I’m thinking that we will need to ask the court for compensation for the months that we have been blocked.” [...]

#7 Pirate Bay to sue music industry - EduGeek.net Forums on 16.04.08 at 15:15

[...] Tele2 to block access to the website accusing it of aiding and abetting copyright infringement. A blog post from one of Pirate Bay’s administrators, Brokep, suggests the organisation will seek damages for [...]

#8 Pirate Bay exige indemnização à IFPI | Remixtures on 16.04.08 at 17:02

[...] Agora Peter Sunde AKA Brokep teve a ideia de provocar mais a fúria das editoras discográficas ao anunciar que o Pirate Bay irá instaurar uma queixa judicial contra a IFPI pelo período de tempo em que o [...]

#9 Gizmodo, the gadget guide » Blog Archive » The Pirate Bay to Turn Tables, Sue International Music Industry [Comeuppance] on 16.04.08 at 19:51

[...] on keepin’ on, Pirate Bay. [BrokeP via The [...]

#10 News » The Pirate Bay to Turn Tables, Sue International Music Industry [Comeuppance] on 17.04.08 at 03:03

[...] on keepin’ on, Pirate Bay. [BrokeP via The [...]

#11 The Pirate Bay to Turn Tables, Sue International Music Industry | Submiter - science news,breaking news and digitas news on 17.04.08 at 11:15

[...] Thanks: [BrokeP via The [...]

#12 Tommy k Johanssons blogg om datorer & Internet on 17.04.08 at 17:28

The Pirate Bay kräver IFPI pÃ¥ ersättning…

Nu kräver The Pirate Bay att IFPI ersätter dem för att de fick Tele2 i Danmark att blockera sajten för sina användare (IDG: Pirate Bay kräver ersättning för blockerad trafik). Det var i februari som dansk domstol tvingade Tele2 att stoppa all a……

#13 copyright music on 18.04.08 at 16:13

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#14 ThePirateBay chce pieniędzy od IFPI | P2P.INFO.PL - Centrum informacyjne technologii P2P on 18.04.08 at 22:11

[...] znaleźć instrukcję obejścia blokady. Ponadto, jak przedwczoraj poinformował na swoim blogu Brokep, serwis chce na drodze sądowej uzyskać od IFPI finansową rekompensatę za okres blokowania The [...]

#15 Pirate Bay to Sue Music Industry « Optimal Functioning on 20.04.08 at 13:22

[...] Posted by Helge Johannessen on April 20, 2008 Maybe a grant? | Copy me happy [...]

#16 The Pirate Bay renverse la vapeur et attaque l’IFPI en justice! - Gizmodo - Être autant amoureux de ces étonnants jouets, c'est contre nature on 21.07.08 at 21:55

[...] Allez, bonne chance aux propriétaires du nom de domaine ifpi.com et voisins de l’IFPI! [BrokeP via The [...]

#17 The Pirate Bay to Turn Tables, Sue International Music Industry | baby-parts - science news,breaking news and digitas news on 17.08.08 at 10:23

[...] [BrokeP via The [...]