Victims Of Pirate Raid Sue Swedish Government

Ten companies which had their servers confiscated during the police's raids against file-sharing outfit The Pirate Bay are suing the Swedish government.

The outfits, which had nothing to do with Pirate Bay but had the misfortune of having the same ISP, are suing for between 10,000 and 200,000 kronor each (£800 - £15,000).

They say that is how much they lost thanks to the heavy handed approach that coppers took in the raids.

The Swedish coppers took down all the servers belonging to the ISP PRQ, which hosted the Pirate Bay, without checking who else was using the company.

A spokesman for Inspector Knacker of the Swedish Yard has refused to telllocal media why it had confiscated the other servers

It is quite likely that the concept of Pirate Bay using an ISP had not occurred to them.

The Pirate Bay now operates out of Holland and brands itself 'The Phoenix Bay'.

Pirate Bay website: thepiratebay.org.

Story source: theinquirer.net.