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#dfpirates
This year the battle for the future of digital distribution intensified. The founders of Pirate Bay were found guilty of assistance to copyright infringement and sentenced to a year in jail. A Shooting People poll indicated that ordinary filmmakers are deeply divided. A third welcomed the verdict saying they would never download a pirated film, but 22% had no problem with piracy and 41% would do so in certain circumstances. In July, 7% of the Swedish people voted for the Pirate Party in the European elections winning 2 seats reminding us that P2P sites are meeting the needs of a growing audience. If we can’t beat them, can we join them to benefit both creators and audiences?