Directors, Actors, Producers, Camera People And More Demand Peter Sunde Be Freed

Found on Techdirt on Thursday, 18 September 2014
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He's been put in the equivalent of a maximum security prison and basic requests for more humane treatment have been rejected.

Even if you absolutely hate The Pirate Bay and think it's the worst thing that's ever happened to the entertainment industry (a ridiculous view, but nonetheless...), the idea that the legal recourse against it should have been criminal, rather than civil charges, is mind-boggling. The idea that the site's spokesperson, who had little to do with the actual operations for the site should be criminally charged and convicted is equally ridiculous. And then the fact that he's treated at the same level as a violent criminal, and treated with such little respect and dignity concerning his own father's funeral is a travesty of justice.

The entertainment industry just has too many strings to pull, and too many puppets will dance for it.