A District Court in Stockholm, Sweden, last week ruled against an international group of content providers who sought to force a local ISP to block The Pirate Bay, a file-sharing site, said lawyers for the plaintiffs. The content providers — including Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music, Nordisc Film and the Swedish Film Industry — had filed a lawsuit suit to compel ISP Bredbandsbolaget to block The Pirate Bay from operating in Sweden, part of an international effort to shut down the site in different jurisdictions.
Pirate Bay Scores Rare Legal Victory
Posted by: David Jones December 1, 2015 05:00 AMA District Court in Stockholm, Sweden, last week ruled against an international group of content providers who sought to force a local ISP to block The Pirate Bay, a file-sharing site, said lawyers for the plaintiffs. The content providers — including Universal Music, Sony Music, Warner Music, Nordisc Film and the Swedish Film Industry — had filed a lawsuit suit to compel ISP Bredbandsbolaget to block The Pirate Bay from operating in Sweden, part of an international effort to shut down the site in different jurisdictions.