Petteri Pyyny
28 Jul 2009 8:56
Ten major movie studios have joined the Swedish legal-threat frenzy and have sued The Pirate Bay. The studios, including Disney, Warner Bros, Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures have demanded a court order in Stockholm, Sweden for TPB to cease and desist helping its users to share movies whose copyrights are owned by the studios in question.
"We've been forced to seek a court order demanding that they stop the spreading of these roughly 100 films and television programmes", the studios' attorney in Sweden told to The Local, Swedish online news service. Studios' request for injuction involves TV shows such as House and Grey's Anatomy and movies including Matrix and Harry Potter series.
Studios name the TPB admins as the defendants, including Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde, as well Black Internet AB.
"They’ve been sentenced to prison for criminal activities but haven’t stopped carrying out those activities", studios' attorney told in an interview.
Studios join a legion of other content owners who have previously sued the company.