Pirate Bay founders found guilty
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"Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom
and Peter Sunde were found guilty of breaking copyright law and
were sentenced to a year in jail.
"They were also ordered to pay $4.5m (£3m) in damages.
"Record companies welcomed the verdict but the men are to appeal
and Sunde said they would refuse to pay the fine.
"Speaking at an online press conference, he described the
verdict as "bizarre.""
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