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/HARD SYNTH MUSIC/

-Hey, guys. -Hey, Oded.

After Bahnhof we had a dip

-But now traffic is growing exponentially. But it would be good to restructure a bit.

Eastpoint will handle sales, but we will form a new company: Random Media.

From that we send invoices to Eastpoint. Then we transfer to GMG.

From there, the money is sent to another company in the British Virgin Islands.

-That sounds advanced. -Thank you.

Business is going well. Yesterday we made $1,250 on a single network.

Together with Adbrite and direct mail we make $54,000 a month.

But this is just the beginning.

This is a small update. Read the documents and sign them.

-Thank you, Oded. -Wait, I just want to...

I just want to talk a little bit about the ads on the site.

-Right. -They are very focused on porn.

-It's the internet. -Yes, but is it possible to spread them out?

Maybe only have such ads in the parts that have adult material?

This would have an impact on revenue.

The main pages are most sought after, the undersides are cheaper.

Many people feel threatened by the Anti-Piracy Agency, so we get a certain kind of advertiser.

-I think everything looks good. -We'll be in touch.

-Another thing. -That's enough!

I also want to talk about the financial agreement.

Considering the time it took to build the site, server costs, maintenance

-and that Gottfrid wrote both the back and front-end code for the ads...

I think that 70-30 is a more reasonable split than 50-50.

Have you become the site's spokesperson?

For some aspects, yes.

You probably realize that this is more fair.

-Well, let's say so. 70-30. -Fine.

We'll be in touch.

-Mr Businessman! -Yes, but I don't know.

-Is this even legal? -Yes. Or what?

/MOBILE VIBRATES/

-I need to go. -Who was that?

I know you are wearing a microphone!

-How are you doing? -Yes, it's fine.

-Has something happened, or? -We're just waiting for Sara.

OK, then.

-Hello. -Hello.

Uh... Uh, yeah.

Well, we've talked a lot now.

And I guess we've come to the conclusion that...

...we will have to separate ourselves from the Pirate Bay.

Why... Why did you do that?

The site has become so much bigger than the agency

-and it overshadows the original purpose.

So we think it's best if you - yes, separate them.

But the website is a concretization of the purpose.

The agency is the ideological - we are the activist.

Now there has been a lot of focus on free movies and entertainment

-and not so much to decentralize...

No, but most people on the Pirate Bay sympathize with the agency.

Thanks to the site, there have been many organizations like the Pirate Bureau.

Yes, but right now we are finding it very difficult to respond to any criticism of the site.

-It contains so much porn. -We don't control what people upload.

You are well in control of all the cock enlargement pills

-and mail order bride banners on the page? Or is it?

So... I can't do much about

-that Coop and Colgate do not want to buy advertising space.

There is a new study that I read from Lund University or something

-which shows that almost no girls are downloading on the Pirate Bay.

The authors of the study call the file-sharing the world of filesharing as "a dirty boy's club".

And there's a hell of a lot of talk on the IRC and in the forums about money.

How much does The Pirate Bay earn actually make? And where does the money go?

They go to operations, of course. Shit...

We run the world's largest file sharing tracker - at a cost!

The Agency still supports the site.

But we will probably need to make it a bit more unofficial.

Yes, I need to go.

/STEPS ARE HEARD ON THE STAIRS/

Now we have to hurry up a bit. - Markus, will you help the boys? /MOBILE SIGNAL/

-Yes, Pontén? -Hi, Henrik.

-It was from the police. -What's this about?

We need to do a check of you and your family's security practices.

-Has anything happened? -No, not at the moment, but...

You've been in the press since the Bahnhof raid.

-Dad. -We want to establish procedures and so on.

Give me your name and police ID number, and I'll come down to the station later.

/CALL DISCONNECTED/ Dad.

-What is it? -But look!

It has now been several turns. But the Bahnhof has agreed to a settlement

-so now we can put it behind us.

It looks like that we want to avoid a trial.

Which we want. I mean...

All the press that has come with this, it... No, it's not worth it.

Bahnhofs are being painted as victims, but if we win in court, we can turn it around.

Henrik, that's enough. - Let's move on. All right?

We've had a lot of threats against us, so I've booked a security consultant.

I have committed everything in Subversion and everything shows green.

-Have you got time for another job? -Mm. /MOBILE SIGNAL/ Absolutely.

-And you send the invoice. That's great. -Hi. -Hi.

-Hello? -Yes, hello. My name is Helena.

I am a producer of a movie that's up on the Pirate Bay.

It affects our DVD sales negatively.

-so I would like to discuss with you about removing the movie.

Hello?

Hello?

-What is the name of the movie? -The guy at the end of the road.

Yes, I have the movie here.

Three uploaders and six downloaders.

-Yes. -But I can absolutely remove the link.

But the Pirate Bay does not take responsibility for what is uploaded and downloaded.

The users do it. So you should contact the person who uploaded it.

Right. Uh...

All right, then. But, uh...

Good luck with the movie.

-Nature's medicine? -They have not paid their bill.

-Yes, they have. -Of course not, they haven't.

For fuck's sake, Ana! Not in the company's name. This is illegal for real!

No, that particular compound has not been classified as a drug. Yet.

/MOBILE SIGNAL/

-Hello? -Hello. It is me.

Have... Have you noticed anything?

Noticed what?

-something...abnormal. -Define normal.

I was just talking to a movie producer who wanted to...

we would take down their movie from the site.

How the hell did they get my number? And then there's been a...

...a car parked outside my apartment, which...

I had not seen before.

There has been a man on at least two occasions who have spied on me.

Do you see a man spying on you as abnormal? I didn't think that about you.

There is an evolutionary reason for homosexuality. /THE CONVERSATION IS INTERRUPTED/

-Hello, Mom. -Hi. -Hi. Hey, how are you?

Uh... Yes, it's fine. I'm working.

I have to ask, a man came up came up to me and asked questions about you.

I mean, if you lived at my house and so on. Has something happened?

-No. Mom, I have to go. -Does this have anything to do with...

Fuck!

Hi, Mom. How are you, Mom? Everything okay?

Well, that's funny.

No, I just wanted to get in touch. Yes, yes, yes, yes.

-Hello! -How are you?

-That's good. What about you? -Yes, that's good.

-Last season of The Sopranos. -No way, are you kidding? Damn, that's nice!

That's all right. I was wondering if you could do me a favor.

/DOOR SIGNAL/

You are welcome. Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

No problem.

-Staying on the path to victory! -Have a good time!

Per Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, alias Anakata. Not written in Sweden

-since he moved to Mexico two years ago years ago to work in IT security.

He owns and runs PRQ together with Fredrik Neij.

-Tiamo. -Tiamo.

bounced between different homes and accommodation working as a network technician.

Debts at Kronofogden, mostly unpaid taxes and a shitload of parking tickets.

-What about him? -Peter Sunde.

-Brokep. -We've seen him at PRQ.

But we have not found any connection between Peter and the company itself.

But he is very active in the Pirate Bureau.

Uh... I'll take this further, and you get on with yours.

It feels really weird. It's been standing outside the apartment, driving by.

-It is registered with a car rental company. -Which company?

Car rental.

I create an email address that looks like to be from Car Service or something.

Make a campaign letter. Send as a pdf. I need something to put malware in.

If someone opens the pdf in the email, we can we can get into the car company's records.

What do you think I should do to set up a meeting?

Yes, but I will be going on, you see. Yes, I will be going on.

Damn good looking.

50 %? Yes, but credible...

-I don't think so. Drive 15 instead. -Just let me handle this. Quiet, please.

-I will send to your main email. -Thank you.

Okay, then. Then let's just hope that someone's stupid enough to open this.

-Hello. -Hello.

Yes, we have found them.

Here are all our materials.

That's great.

-Now it's just a matter of tracking the money. -Yeah. -Yeah.

-This is a major breakthrough. -Yes, but it's still murky.

Just because people drive too fast on a road, it is not the road's fault.

-Or the one who built the road that... -Do your job. I have done mine.

Mago Island, one of the Pacific's largest private islands, was bought by Mel Gibson...

Fredrik. We have found them.

-Gothia Protection -a security company.

-Pathetic that they call themselves that. -But who hired them?

A wild guess: the MPAA.

-Gothia Protection. -Hello! We are calling from the Pirate Bay.

Uh... What, uh... What can we help you with?

We were actually going to ask the same thing. Do you need any help?

-I don't understand what you mean. -I don't?

Because you seem very interested in what we are doing.

Of course, it's great fun. Please call me if you have any questions. We'll be in touch. Hi, guys!

What a bunch of muppets.

Even if you manage to get them convicted, they'll probably just get a fine.

Then the police can't search the house - and without evidence...

I am aware of that. But this is a new type of crime that needs to be tried...

-to determine whether there will be a fine. But if you...or you

-as Sweden's top IT prosecutor, won't even try the case

-How will we ever know?

The people behind the site, Monique, they're not dumbasses.

Obviously they have studied the copyright legislation carefully.

-We have to go. -I'm coming.

We need to evaluate the cost of pursuing cases in relation to the likely outcome.

The principle of proportionality.

Håkan, do you know how much money my plaintiffs are losing here?

I hear what you say, and I stand by what I have said.

But try to schedule another meeting, and maybe we can talk about it further.

/MOBILE SIGNAL/

a message after the signal.

This is John. Call me when you can. Thank you, ma'am.

-It's fucking insane! Free movies? -Don't stand there pointing at me.

I am not pointing fingers. I want to see change.

-I don't think it's okay. -And what do you do about it, then?

-Hello! I need to borrow Henrik. -Yes, sure. Of course you could.

-Come here. -Hey.

Here you are, sir. Let's see what they have here, then.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey, let's have some here, it's already opened.

I thought you could use some of this. It's a French thing...

-I'll take anything. -I think. Yes, it's French.

You... Thank you, ma'am.

Cheers.

It seems that you're the one taking all the shit.

Yes...

It is what it is.

I don't know if it's any comfort, but I have also received...

the occasional threatening letter, and that is...

-Yes, it is unpleasant. -In fact, more uncomfortable than I...

than I perhaps thought it would be. But you... Uh...

You win.

Yes, there are always some out there who are out of touch with reality.

-You had found the Pirate Bay guys. -Yes.

Now it is just a matter of to prove intent to promote crime.

They know that illegal material is spread

-yet they continue to blame on the user who uploads.

The rest of Europe is actively working against what is clearly criminal

-But in Sweden, the authorities seem to let people do whatever they want.

-We need a change in the law. -Wait a minute now. Both...

You. Both you and I, and most people in our industry, perceive it as

-that the government is not doing anything to combat piracy.

All other European countries do it - because they have all signed the WCT.

-Well? Maybe they have. -Sweden has also done so.

Have they?

Hello, ma'am. Are you still at work? I'm fine. Can you pull up all the documents on WIPO?

-I think it was these. -Yes. Exactly, yes. We've been waiting for that.

In 1997 Sweden signed the WCT Agreement.

The members of WIPO, of which Sweden is are to take effective measures to

-against those who knowingly or unknowingly infringe copyright.

-and Sweden is now violating this. -Eh, I see.

-We will have to come back to you on that. -I hope sooner rather than later.

Yes. All right, then.

/DUNS HÖRS/

Hello! Hi, uh... What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing?! Hey, get outta here!

/BREATHING AND BREATHING/

Henrik? Henrik!

Right... The tests indicate that you have diabetes.

What is it?

Yes, of the LADA type. Now here's the thing LADA, it's a chronic disease.

Most common symptoms are weakness, tiredness...

I do not understand. I eat healthy and exercise regularly.

This type of diabetes is of course affected by lifestyle

-but other factors, such as stress, can also play a role.

-Monique Wadsted. -Johan Fors, Ministry of Justice

Hi.

Dan Eliasson has a slot and can meet you on Thursday next week.

Could it work?

Yes! - Hello, John. You have to come to Stockholm on Thursday...

Hello, John.

Sweden is clearly in breach of international conventions.

The US film industry is losing 250 million dollars a month because of pirates.

Under the WCT agreement Sweden is obliged to stop them.

Yes... We are in the process investigating these issues.

There is a new law that came into force recently

-which makes it illegal to download. So we take this very seriously.

Yet Sweden has gained a reputation as a lawless country when it comes to copyright.

That's not good for the country, is it?

A large part of our economic

-consists of trade in different kinds of intellectual property rights.

I am well aware of that.

This is a crime without borders. One country's inaction affects all other countries.

-We have reviewed our copyright law... -Listen.

We urge you to use your influence with the Swedish judiciary

-to get them to take action against The Pirate Bay.

I, or rather the Minister of Justice

-cannot intervene to determine the outcome in individual cases.

That would be ministerial rule. It is illegal.

Dan. Of course, this is not what we are referring to.

That is not what we are asking for. We are asking you just to understand the scope of this.

This doesn't just affect us, but you too.

It has made its way into our homes.

That it has come to this is incomprehensible.

I'm sorry, but your lax attitude

-could be the downfall of the film industry in the US and in Sweden. And in the whole world.

Things cannot change overnight.

How about a little break? Coffee? Tea?

/SCRIPT/

You are passionate about this. I get it. I get it.

It is important, but the case doesn't have the right profile for the Agency.

Just a moment.

Nice to finally meet you.

Hello, Thomas! Thomas, hi! Hey, it's been a long time.

-The legal queen of the interior. -Yes, that's the way to put it. Cheers!

Cheers! So... How are things going for you - and the Americans?

Yes, thank you. It is a different culture.

-Mm. I have work to do. -I can imagine.

But it is right up my alley. But it is is interesting and very important.

Yes, I understand that.

Are you familiar with file sharing the illegal activities of the Pirate Bay?

Yes, it is very interesting.

But as Minister of Justice, I cannot talk about individual cases that you run.

-I know that, but I just thought... -Well, now our table is ready.

-But can't we have lunch one day? -We have to do that.

-You'll hear from me. -I'll call you. Hello, ma'am.

Hello, ma'am. A beer, please.

Excuse me, ma'am. Hello, ma'am. Your sweater uses a trademarked logo

-in an unauthorized manner. Take it off so I can confiscate it.

-I'm from the Antipiracy Bureau. -Okay, great. That's great.

Sorry, sorry. I was joking. I am not from the Anti-Piracy Bureau.

-No shit. - Thank you, ma'am. -I'm the one behind the site.

-What, you're the Anakata? -No, no. He's our coder.

I am more in charge of the hardware expertise.

You kind of connect cans and cables?

Well, it's more complicated than that.

I'm responsible for ensuring that the world's largest site flies smoothly.

-I'm like a pilot. -Yes, okay.

I didn't mean to... I thought I'd buy you a beer.

I have enough, but thanks anyway. Why don't you join us for a moment?

-Yes, okay. Yes, absolutely. -We're sitting here.

/MOBILE SIGNAL/

-Shouldn't you take that? -No.

No.

Yes, hello.

Damn, take it easy. I'll be right there.

I would not have had the idea for the party if it wasn't for the Pirate Bay.

Take a T-shirt. Our membership is is growing all the time.

-Yesterday we overtook the Green Party. -I saw it.

You push down a few grains of sand and suddenly you have a landslide.

It's fantastic. People are starting to realize that their personal privacy is under threat.

All raids and seizures are fuel on the fire. They are digging their own grave.

-Yes. Yes, indeed. -Yes, but cheers, then.

Yes. Here's to the impending paradigm shift.

-And Pirate Bay. -Yes. Cheers!

John!

Hi.

-There are many options left. -What are they? Nothing we have done has worked.

We got Sweden's best copyright lawyer lawyer, banners, a damn campaign movie!

-We are bleeding money. -Monique is doing a damn good job.

Really? She should be toppling governments now.

She has submitted WCT documents in our case.

And Sweden has not done a thing.

I have sat in meetings with them, and I not getting through. I am also frustrated.

-The political situation is deadlocked. -What is locked? Shut down the Pirate Bay!

-Don't you think I've tried? -Work harder!

You have international conventions on your side.

That country protects criminals.

Contact your old colleagues at the Ministry of Justice.

Call Washington, John.

Just do it.

All right, then. Yes. Thank you, ma'am. Hi. Uh...

A request came from the White House that representatives from the Department of

-and the police authority will go there and discuss illegal file sharing.

All right, then. Thank you very much.

We understand your concerns, but the Swedish legislation cannot...

Dan.

Sweden is in clear violation of the WTO agreements. There is no doubt about it.

If Sweden does not start taking it seriously

-the US government has no choice but to take legal action against Sweden.

I...

/MOBILE SIGNAL/

Bodström? Hello, Mr. Bodström.

Yes.

Really?

What about trade sanctions? What else did they say?

Roswall.

Fredrik Wersäll, Director of Public Prosecutions.

This concerns the National Police Board's on intellectual property offenses.

-Sanctions may have been mentioned, yes. -Okay.

But the main thing is the mission to take action

-for an effective fight against of intellectual property offenses.

-It should not be seen as pressure. -No, no, I understand that.

Do you possibly have such an investigation with you?

-Yes, I have. -Okay. Good, good.

In that case, we think you should put everything else aside.

-Good. -Thank you. Hi. Uh...

Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt commented on the incident:

We can't chase an entire generation because they do something super simple

-and which we do not have the legal resources to rectify.

We have heard it several times from your party. Why have you changed your mind?

-Hello. Have you seen Reinfeldt on SVT? -Gottfrid: They're raiding PRQ!

Do you hear what I am saying? They are raiding PRQ right now! Oh, shit! Oh, shit! Can you get hold of Fredrik?

/THERE'S A KNOCK AT THE DOOR/ Open up! Police! Police!

Search warrant! /HARD KNOCKS/

Police! Search warrant! /TUMBLE AND CRACKLE/

There is a raid on PRQ and at Gottfrid's!

Go to the PRQ. Hold them off, and I'll back up the site.

-What... -Go! -Go! If they can get the Bay servers...

Go!

You have not paid!

Let go, you fucking cunt! Let go! Let go!

Hello! Hello!!!

-But those are my things. -Step aside.

Hi there! What are you doing?

No, no, no! Don't touch them! Don't touch them!

/HARD BANGING/ Police!

Police. Open the door!

Subtitles: Barbro Garneij Swedish Media Text for SVT

Translation: Rickard Sjöberg Swedish Media Text for SVT