Co-founder of The Pirate Bay (TPB) torrent file sharing website Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was arrested by Cambodian authorities late last week. Mr Warg was wanted on charges of copyright infringement in his home country of Sweden. He skipped the appeal and sentencing “due to illness” and it was well known he had fled Sweden for a Holiday in Cambodia.
Sentenced to one year in prison
Mr Warg was found guilty in 2009 alongside the other three founders of TPB on a charge of violating copyright laws. The group were originally handed down sentences of a year each in prison and fines totalling £2.8 million. The Pirate Bay founders decided to appeal and at a hearing in 2010 Mr Warg’s defence lawyer said he had fallen ill while on holiday in Cambodia so couldn’t appear in court. The other three TBP founders got sentences reduced to between four and ten months terms, however the damages payment request increased to £4.7 million. Mr Warg failed to turn up to serve his prison term so Swedish authorities issued an international arrest warrant.
Sentenced to one year in prison
Mr Warg was found guilty in 2009 alongside the other three founders of TPB on a charge of violating copyright laws. The group were originally handed down sentences of a year each in prison and fines totalling £2.8 million. The Pirate Bay founders decided to appeal and at a hearing in 2010 Mr Warg’s defence lawyer said he had fallen ill while on holiday in Cambodia so couldn’t appear in court. The other three TBP founders got sentences reduced to between four and ten months terms, however the damages payment request increased to £4.7 million. Mr Warg failed to turn up to serve his prison term so Swedish authorities issued an international arrest warrant.
