On: The Pirate Bay verdict: 4-10 months prison, SEK 46...

[phamilton]

as someone familiar with the swedish prison system, 4-10 months will be cut down by a 3rd (a reduction for good behavior is automatically granted to each prisoner, unless proven otherwise.). A prisoner also has a nice private room with cable TV and internet.

46 million SEK is 5-6 million USD.

[_juof → phamilton]

private room with a free cable TV and internet. would he still download movies from torrents?

[patrickaljord → phamilton]

They shouldn't go to jail for copyright infringement, even in the US it is not considered as a crime.

Article in English: http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-appeal-verdict-101126...

[qeorge → patrickaljord]

Copyright infringement in the US is absolutely a crime, and 4-5 year sentences are not uncommon:

http://www.cybercrime.gov/ip.html