the pirate bay has been under a whole lot of legal scrutiny lately and has gone to trial against the big media in sweden and the court case has been on going for a few days now. torrent freak has been keeping a very close watch on the trial and been summarizing day to day activities. it’s definitely worth reading, especially since this court case may end up shutting down the largest bittorrent site on the web. the pirate bay have always said they have done nothing illegal and are rightly defending themselves in my opinion. they’re been accused of providing a service to find content, rather than physically providing the infringing data, something even a company like Google does. it’s like saying that if a guy goes to a bar, gets drunk, starts driving and gets into an accident, it’s the bar’s fault for providing the person with the alcohol. i’m keeping a close watch on this court case and i’ve provided the links below as a quick summary. i’m with TPB on this one.

Day 1 in Trial

Day 2 in Trial

Day 3 in Trial

Day 4 in Trial

Day 5 in Trial