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The Pirate Bay is one of the largest file sharing sites in the world, founded in Sweden in 2003 by Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde. Faced with extreme pressure from the US-led ente...rtainment industry, the founders were tried for copyright infringement in 2009. Ben Hammersley visits Stockholm to tell the story of the internet trial of the century and how it affected our relationship with Big Media, copyright, and the notion of ownership online.
The Pirate Bay is one of the largest file sharing sites in the world, founded in Sweden in 2003 by Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde. Faced with extreme pressure from the US-led ente...rtainment industry, the founders were tried for copyright infringement in 2009. Ben Hammersley visits Stockholm to tell the story of the internet trial of the century and how it affected our relationship with Big Media, copyright, and the notion of ownership online.
| Series: | Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley |
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| Episode | 4 |
| First transmission date: | 22-11-2014 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC News |
| Published: | 2014 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:25:18 |
| Note: | BBC News version |
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| Producer: | Will Aspinall |
| Presenter: | Ben Hammersley |
| Contributors: | Kristina Svartholm Warg; John Hodge; John Giacobbi; Mikko Hypponen; Henrik Ponten; Anna Troberg |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | BBC News website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04p2l66 Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04t206g |
| Production number: | WLPL695F |
| Available to public: | no |
