They are politicians, and politicians are at the mercy of their voters which happen to consist of a large chunk of filesharers. When the Pirate Bay's servers w

They are politicians, and politicians are at the mercy of their voters which happen to consist of a large chunk of filesharers. When the Pirate Bay's servers were raided a few years ago it turned into a political scandal, and (if I remember correctly) a minister was fired. Also, The Pirate Party was very close to getting elected into parlaiment at the last election in Sweden. If I was a Swedish politician or authority I would definitely care.