IFPI boss at TPB trial: you're either with us or against us - Ars Technica
Wed, Feb 25th, 2009
Since it began last week, the trial of the Pirate Bay in Sweden has truly been a "spectrial"-and not just because of juvenile Pirate Bay antics such as last night's open letter to IFPI boss John Kennedy. The spectacle kicked back into high gear Wednesday as Kennedy traveled from London to Sweden to give testimony in the trial on behalf of the worldwide major-label music industry.
One of the curious aspects of the trial has been the way that both sides have focused on nonlegal questions, such as exactly how much money the global music industry has lost since 2001 (answer: $11 billion, a 30 percent loss)...
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