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"Judicial Scandal" In Pirate Bay Case 250

dr_d_19 writes "Swedish media are reporting that Jim Keyzer, one of the police officers involved in investigating the Pirate Bay case, began working for Warner Bros. a few months after the investigation was finished. Peter Sunde, one of the men behind TPB, calls this a 'Judicial Scandal.' Quoting from TheLocal article: 'If the police officer is found to have entered into discussions with Warner Brothers before the end of the investigation, which took a year and a half to complete, it is possible that the prosecution will have to scrap its findings and start again.'"
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"Judicial Scandal" In Pirate Bay Case

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  • Corruption? (Score:5, Funny)

    by daliman ( 626662 ) <slashdot AT ontheroad DOT net DOT nz> on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:11AM (#23117660) Homepage

    So colour me surprised...

    • Role reversal (Score:5, Insightful)

      by thegnu ( 557446 ) <thegnuNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Friday April 18, 2008 @12:14PM (#23118730) Journal
      It's interesting how often it turns out that the criminals are the ones with the moral high ground.

      I was being harrassed for a long time by this cop, and he finally arrested me and roughed me up slightly. I went to the same gym as the local dealer, and he had a word with the police chief over their weekly brewskis, and the fucker left me alone after that.
      • Re:Role reversal (Score:5, Informative)

        by B47h0ry'5 CuR53 ( 639887 ) on Friday April 18, 2008 @12:42PM (#23119134)
        Why are they [piratebay.org] "criminals"? They haven't been convicted of anything. The fact that they follow a philosophy of anti-copyright doesn't make them criminals.
  • by morgan_greywolf ( 835522 ) * on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:13AM (#23117698) Homepage Journal
    Two different stories, with possible scandalous implications, both involving Time-Warner companies in one day? Where are the FBI RICO investigators when you need them?

  • Hmmm... (Score:5, Interesting)

    by Myrcutio ( 1006333 ) on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:18AM (#23117778)
    Ironic that it takes a pirate to spot corruption in the legal system. Perhaps if we hired some fellows in fluffy shirts and a bottle of grog we could get something done about the RIAA.
    • I read that and got visions of Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" movie...

      I'm all on board. Will start practicing my adding machine skills to be sure to get hired before that building leaves port.

      Glad it's not just me that read the summary and started laughing loudly at work.
    • Re: (Score:3, Insightful)

      by Adambomb ( 118938 )
      Why thank you, now I have scenes from the Crimson Permanent Assurance short burnt into the back of my eyes for the rest of today.
    • Ironic that it takes a pirate to spot corruption in the legal system.
      I don't think the pirates have spotted corruption.
      More like they've induced it.

      Consider that Sweden's legal underpinnings did not criminalize what TPB was doing, yet police raids and legal charges have ensued at the behest of copyright holders.

      Since they couldn't quickly buy legislation, the copyright holders went out and purchased some official misconduct. Quite a shame.
    • by LordKaT ( 619540 )
      Of all of the "Meaning of Life" responses, was I the only one that thought of Monkey Island?
  • So.. (Score:4, Interesting)

    by Mister Whirly ( 964219 ) on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:22AM (#23117866) Homepage
    Does that mean he could bring information gained during the investigation to Time-Warner?? Is that legal even if he didn't start talking to them until after the investigation concluded??
  • by Marcion ( 876801 ) on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:24AM (#23117912) Homepage Journal
    A new multi-national nobility (/mafia) who could fit into the average conference venue, are trying to obtain the wealth and power of the whole world. To do this they are willing subvert all governmental and non-governmental institutions into following the cause of this new monarchy.

    The particular aim is to stop any competition or checks and balances that might restrain the growth of their power. Conflicts of interests and corruption don't matter to them, they have their own values and own replacement values over the traditional Judeo-Christian values that built the modern world.

    So a police follows old media companies rather than the good of society. To him he feels no shame because he does not believe in democracy, he believes in "Intellectual Property", a doctrine not unlike the divine right of kings. Like Tudor monarchs gave out monopolies to the nobility and enforced them with the sword, so does the new nobility.

    If we really lived in a democracy, then filesharing would be legal, because more people fileshare than vote for the government [commandline.org.uk].
    • by morgan_greywolf ( 835522 ) * on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:42AM (#23118240) Homepage Journal

      they have their own values and own replacement values over the traditional Judeo-Christian values that built the modern world.
      Really? Think so, huh?

      In the East, Judeo-Christianity has never had much of an influence on society. The strongest moral and ethical influences in the East come from various forms Buddhism and Hinduism, along with Shinto and other Eastern philosophies.

      In the West, most of what some might call "Christian values" or "Christian ethics" actually have their roots in Greco-Roman pagan thought. St. Augustine, Sir Thomas More, and many other shapers of modern 'Christian values' were all essentially platonists (or more precisely, neoplatonists [wikipedia.org]) In fact, one could argue that there is really no such thing as 'Judeo-Christian values' and that even many of the moralistic concepts of Judaism came straight out of another conetmporary religion, Zorastrianism.

      Oh, well, mod me off topic.
      • by Marcion ( 876801 )
        Off topic maybe, but interesting none the less.

        Maybe "Judeo-Christian" could be replaced by Western-Enlightenment.

        What I mean is whatever we call the historical values that got us from subsistence farming to discussing on Slashdot.

        The idea of "Intellectual Property" is only 20 years old. The idea that copyrights, patents and trademarks were more than a temporary government intervention in the market, and making a complete value system out of it, that is not what got us here.
        • The idea of "Intellectual Property" is only 20 years old.

          Really? Because I think Mitchell v. Tilghman (1873) begs to differ:

          I must be content with wishing that Mr. Tilghman should have the courage to defend his intellectual property, that is to say, his honor.

          So does Davoll v. Brown (1845):

          Only thus can ingenuity and perseverance be encouraged to exert themselves in this way usefully to the community; and only in this way can we protect intellectual property, the labors of the mind, productions and interest

      • by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) on Friday April 18, 2008 @02:19PM (#23120618)
        Comment removed based on user account deletion
    • Re: (Score:2, Interesting)

      by SkOink ( 212592 )
      Except not really - all the RIAA and MPAA really do is supply entertainment. Movies, music, these things are just luxuries. If the entire recording industry and every since CD in the world disappeared tomorrow, my life wouldn't really be very different. This is also true for movies and TV (although TV stations aren't really getting into this whole anti-piracy thing). Heck, my life might even be better! I'd have less reason to put off doing the things I need to do and more reason to do the things I want to d
  • Avoid impropriety and the appearance there of? Oh and the guy still has more testimony to give in court. Unbiased witness anyone?
  • by Guano_Jim ( 157555 ) on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:27AM (#23117970)
    Check out the pirate bay's new splash screen. [thepiratebay.org]

    These guys are hilarious.
  • Surprised? (Score:4, Insightful)

    by whisper_jeff ( 680366 ) on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:32AM (#23118050)
    If you're surprised that Big Media appears to have manipulated the judicial process of case against The Pirate Bay, please raise your hand. Anyone? Anyone? Yeah. That's what I thought. Not surprised in the least.
  • ... and all levels. Just the prices are lower at that level. His new job probabely doesn't earn seven figures a year as it would a some higher level.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolving_door_(politics) [wikipedia.org]
  • Oh it gets better (Score:5, Interesting)

    by BlueParrot ( 965239 ) on Friday April 18, 2008 @11:53AM (#23118432)
    Apparently the big media's puppet organisation, "Antipiratbyrån", in Sweden has done the same.

    For those who understand Swedish:
    http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/artikel_1149973.svd [www.svd.se]

    In all this mess lets have a look at the scores:

    RIAA and the prosecution:
    "Ministerstyre" (roughly speaking illegal manipulation of MPs )
    Denial of service attacks
    Illegal search and confiscation of private property
    Bribing police investigators

    TPB:
    Assistance to commit copyright infringement ( which probably isn't even illegal in Sweden ).

    Nice one.
  • Welcome to Reality. It's harsh and short.
  • http://static.thepiratebay.org/pm/20080418_eng.txt/ [thepiratebay.org]

    Note that he was in charge of the preliminary investigation.

    And that he is accused of droping investigations against Time/Warner et al.

    If this is true, he should be looking forward to some time behind bars.

    Whether Swedish police can lift the burden of proof against Time/Warner is more questionable. I wouldn't accept a claim of "good faith", but an actual judge might, I suppose.

  • by bakreule ( 95098 ) <bkreulen.yahoo@com> on Friday April 18, 2008 @01:24PM (#23119814) Homepage
    I'm really sorry...

    I was approriately shocked and outraged until I noticed the "Hottest top ten" Sweedes of the week link.... I don't know why, but I kinda got side tracked... sorry....

    P.S. Search for "The week's top ten" on the newspaper site if you want to see it.......
    P.P.S I'm I the only one who noticed the link?? I thought this was /.!!

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