Mediagazer: Finnish court orders two founders of Pirate Bay, Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm, to pay IFPI record labels $477K+ in case that began in 2011 (Andy/TorrentFreak)

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Finnish court orders two founders of Pirate Bay, Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm, to pay IFPI record labels $477K+ in case that began in 2011 — Two founders of The Pirate Bay have been ordered by a court in Finland to pay record labels more than $477,000 in compensation.

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