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I understand your position, but the thing is that there is no proof for either of the claims you are making: * Not that they own TPB (the Swedish IRS have even

by tjogin 17y ago

I understand your position, but the thing is that there is no proof for either of the claims you are making: * Not that they own TPB (the Swedish IRS have even concluded that they do not.) * Not that TPB are making any money. While they must have some revenue (from banner clicks), it is not at all certain that it exceeds the costs of running the website. It's possible for both claims to be true, but it's not proven. I, for one, do not wish people who haven't been proven guilty to go to jail. I certainly don't think that your hunch that they probably do own it should suffice. As a bonus, keep in mind that the crime they're charged with is is something as flimsy as "aiding" unspecified crimes against copyright — that's right, the copyright crimes that they are supposed to have aided are unspecified, and nobody has been accused of committing those.

anApple 17y ago
- The Swedish IRS can claim whatever they want. They don't have access to the bank accounts on these islands, so how should they know if some of them are affilated to that company. - It is completely irrelevant if the TPB is making money or not. And I bet it does a hell lot, or otherwise they wouldn't been so keen to go to jail.
- tjogin 17y ago
  The Swedish IRS aren't making any claim. They just can't find any proof that the TPB has anything to do with the accused. And without proof, they don't. What? That makes no sense what so ever. How does TPB's hypothetical revenue increase the chance that the accused own TPB?
- pyre 17y ago
  > And I bet it does a hell lot, or otherwise they wouldn't been so keen to go to jail. No offense, but sometimes people are willing to stand up and fight for what they believe in. Just because what they believe in is something that you disagree with doesn't make them any less willing to possibly sacrifice themselves for their cause. I don't believe that the Middle East should be ruled over by Muslim 'overlords' that use the religion as a form of governance, but that doesn't mean that there are no suicide bombers out there willing to further that cause.

by tjogin 17y ago

anApple 17y ago

- The Swedish IRS can claim whatever they want. They don't have access to the bank accounts on these islands, so how should they know if some of them are affilated to that company. - It is completely irrelevant if the TPB is making money or not. And I bet it does a hell lot, or otherwise they wouldn't been so keen to go to jail.

tjogin 17y ago
The Swedish IRS aren't making any claim. They just can't find any proof that the TPB has anything to do with the accused. And without proof, they don't. What? That makes no sense what so ever. How does TPB's hypothetical revenue increase the chance that the accused own TPB?
pyre 17y ago
> And I bet it does a hell lot, or otherwise they wouldn't been so keen to go to jail. No offense, but sometimes people are willing to stand up and fight for what they believe in. Just because what they believe in is something that you disagree with doesn't make them any less willing to possibly sacrifice themselves for their cause. I don't believe that the Middle East should be ruled over by Muslim 'overlords' that use the religion as a form of governance, but that doesn't mean that there are no suicide bombers out there willing to further that cause.