Archive for the 'Finland' Category

Music Industry Sues ISP to Censor The Pirate Bay

Friday, May 27th, 2011

The Pirate Bay is at the center of a new lawsuit filed at the District Court in Helsinki, Finland. Music industry representatives have filed suit against one of the major Internet Service Providers in the country, demanding that it blocks subscriber access to the BitTorrent site. The Pirate Bay is currently one of the most visited websites in Finland.

Source: Music Industry Sues ISP to Censor The Pirate Bay

Finnish BitTorrent Admins Receive 680,000 Euro Fine

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Seven operators of the Finnish BitTorrent site Finreactor have been ordered to pay a total of 680,000 euros in damages to copyright holders for their role in the distribution of copyrighted files. The admins, several of whom were underage when they were involved with the site, were seen as essential parts of an illegal network.