Pirate Bay law firm: soon to be swamped?
p2pnet news view | P2P | Music:- How’s this for creative thinking?
After the recent The Pirate Bay trial farce featuring a judge with pronounced entertainment industry leanings, the Pirate Bay four were each sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay $905,000 in ‘damages’.
The case is currently under appeal but Danowsky (right) & Partner, representing “several record labels,” wants the Swedish Enforcement Authority to, “claim anything of value” from the defendants, says TorrentFreak.
But that’s not the creative thinking.
“Although the case is under appeal, the claims are legitimate since they apply to the civil part of the verdict,” says the story, going on »»»
If you don’t pay your bill, or if you have a sentence against you that requires you to pay damages, the Swedish Enforcement Authority has the authority to take what you have in order to settle the debt. They can claim salary, real estate, and other valuable property in order to collect the money.
The Enforcement Authority has reviewed the request and notified the defendants on the demands from each of the various clients represented by the Danowsky firm. The damages have to be paid in Euros and on the notification (pdf) different amounts are listed for each of the record labels, including Sony Music, Warner, EMI and Universal Music.
Here’s the creative part because, adds the post »»»
Someone started a website asking people to send really small amounts of money to Danowsky & Partners, and then request a refund citing a wrong payment.
The law firm will be obliged to file these transfers, and all the accounting will be a costly process, especially when thousands of requests come in at the same time.
Then, if the law firm refuses to pay, they can simply inform the The Enforcement Authority and have them go after the money instead.
“Oh the irony,” it adds.
entertainment industry leanings – The Pirate Bay trial judge accused of bias, April 23, 2009
TorrentFreak – Music Industry’s Plea for Pirate Bay Damages Backfires, May 10, 2009
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