Ive been scanning the internet, twitter, and general chatter among friends about what is happening with the case of the Pirate Bay versus the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry that is currently taking place in Sweden. The following is a mix of facts and thoughts regarding how the case is going and why this case is taking place. Warning: I eat food during this podcast, maybe you don’t like hearing a person eating.
During the podcast I mention the following sources:
Peter of the Pirate Bay’s Blog
My interview with Peter last year at Re:publica.
The Pirate Bay Court Blog.
Some form of Coverage on the Guardian tech blog
In the recording I talk about including audio from my interview last year. I decided not to at the last minute. You can just click and listen to it for yourself.
Quick preview of what is to come here on this here site:
Pirate Bay vs. Hollywood – Currently the founders of the Pirate Bay including my friend Peter are in a Swedish court fighting it out against the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), they’re suing TPB for 100million dollars and accusing them of “promoting copyright infringement”. Just as when we spoke on this podcast around this time last year, Peter is confident that things will go fine as they haven’t violated Swedish law since they don’t host any files. We’ll hear from my correspondant Martin G in Stockholm who keeps a close eye on the media and will share with us how things look from within the country.
The Impact of the Banana – From societies, to politics, to corporate culture, to health and the environment, the banana trade has had an effect that perhaps the average person has never considered or been aware of. And that influence has not ceased to exist. I’ll speak with Mimi Sheller, Senior Research Fellow at the Department of SociologyContinue reading “Upcoming Subjects”