Finally in Bay news, The Pirate Party, the unrelated organisation which nevertheless supports the tracker service, and which is lobbying for a change in Swedish copyright laws so to allow non-commercial file sharing, have said that their membership has doubled in size since last week's ruling. They are hoping to win a seat in the upcoming European elections in order to take their campaign to the European Union, and they reckon the publicity they're getting following the Pirate Bay convictions may help them in that bid.
Apr 23, 2009
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Pirate Party membership booms post trial
Sweden's Pirate Party says its membership has doubled since the Pirate Bay convictions, and hopes the publicity will help it win a European Parliament seat.