TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard Page #3

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The name "the Pirate Bureau"

was an easy choice.

It wasn't about

romanticizing pirate stuff-

-with eye patches and stuff.

We've never liked that.

The Anti-Piracy Bureau

already existed-

-we wanted to state that we're

the active part in this conflict.

The Anti-Piracy Bureau

is the reactive part.

This is Henrik Pontn

from the Anti-Piracy Bureau.

We've been tipped off

that you're selling copies.

Wait, don't close the door.

The police will come with a warrant.

They have a built a business based

on other people committing crimes.

They have created an industry with

banners and porn ads to earn revenue.

It was very profitable.

You're making your situation worse.

-I must be allowed to close the door.

-Come out, then.

If you look at studies

about file sharing-

-they don't do it for the fellowship

or to support the ideology.

It's because it's simple and free.

Then there is a small group

of people who do this...

...for reasons they claim

to be freedom of speech.

Our policy has always been

that the site is an empty page-

-that is created by the users.

We don't interfere with the content.

Freedom of speech?

I'd prefer the technological

viewpoint, a contact service.

-For communication?

-Yes.

I don't care about the piracy

ideology, copyright or politics.

I do this because it's great fun

to run a large site.

Describe the importance of the Pirate Bay.

It democratizes and creates great

conditions for freedom of speech.

What has that to do

with the copyrighted material?

The Pirate Bay makes it possible

for individuals to share material.

Even if it's copyrighted?

That's a tricky consequence

that I think we have to discuss.

What are you hoping for?

I hope we don't get a monitored,

restricted internet.

That's the biggest issue right now.

The copyright industry

is digging a grave for the internet.

They don't take into account the

public benefits of a free internet.

The problem is that old people

are running the companies.

They know how you made money

before and they don't want to change.

They're like the Amish. They don't want electricity.

They know how to make do without electricity.

Roger Wallis,

please come to Court Room 9.

Do you think people who download

movies will go and buy them as well?

-If they would buy the movie?

-Yes, get it legally.

Yes, but it depends on the quality.

If people want better quality.

Or if the DVD has special features.

You have to increase the value of

the products in order to sell them.

If you want to adjust your

business model to the new world.

Thank you. I called your institute

and asked these questions-

-because we were unable to

put together your curriculum vitae.

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