[pp.int.general] TPB Judge part of the lobby ???

[Patrick Kontschak]

Here what it says in english:

> Can a judge who is a member of lobby-associations be nonpartisan in
> a process which is in the interests of these lobby-associations? It seem
> like this question is to ask now in the process against the carrier of the
> Torrent-Tracker Pirate Bay.



A swedish court has convicted four people in charge of The Pirate Bay
> of grant-in-aid serious copyright violation and judged to a year in prison
> as well as amends about 2,75 million Euro. That amends will be benefit to
> the Movie- and Music-Industry.



Now there are serious reproofs against the judge in this process: reports of
> the swedish Newsprogram Sverige Radio are saying that the judge is a member
> of lobby-associations to protect the copyright in which representatives of
> the entertainment industry are enlisted as well. Also he co-operates in an
> association which is activly fighting for a intensification of copyrights.



Swedish rightexperts are seeing a conflict of interests which is causing a
> retrial. The lawyers of Pirate Bay have to move for that instantly. In a
> first reaction of this report the carrier of the Pirate Bay demands to
> decline the judgement.



The judge itself hasn't disclaimed to be a member of a lobby-association.
> But he rejected them the reproofs: "In my opinion these activities were no
> conflicts of interests at all", he said to a radio.


Not the best translation, but I did what I could. :)

Patrick Kontschak



On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Samir Allioui <coretx at gmail.com> wrote:
>
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Pirate-Bay-Prozess-Lobby-Vorwuerfe-gegen-den-Richter--/meldung/136614
>
> Pirates of germany!
> please translate & elaborate !
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