Founders were found guilty of "assisting in making copyrighted content available". They were sentenced to one year in prison and millions in fines (later increased to 46 million kronor upon appeal).
Swedish police seized 65 servers in Stockholm. The site was back online within three days, hosted in the Netherlands, which significantly increased its global notoriety. bay pirate download
Beyond economics, TPB sparked a philosophical debate regarding information freedom. Founders were found guilty of "assisting in making
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