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The quote argues that if filesharing itself is not punishable by prison in Sweden, then helping people fileshare should not be treated as a crime either. It frames the issue as a question of legal consistency. The statement also reflects support for filesharing and criticism of criminalizing assistance around it.
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Originally said in English.
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About Peter Sunde
Swedish-born Finnish-Norwegian entrepreneur and politician
Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi, known online as brokep, is a Swedish-born Finnish-Norwegian entrepreneur and politician. He is best known as a co-founder and former spokesperson for The Pirate Bay, the BitTorrent search engine. Sunde has also been active in equality advocacy and in the Pirate Party of Finland. He has described himself as a socialist, and has written about concerns over the concentration of power in the European Union. In 2017, he founded Njalla, a privacy-focused domain registrar, hosting provider, and VPN service.
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