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Following the largest case of its type in Denmark, in October 2014 Gottfrid Svartholm was found guilty of hacking IT company CSC. The Pirate Bay founder immediately appealed but after a technically complex hearing a jury at the High Court today unanimously upheld the decision of the lower court.
Right from the outset Gottfrid's position was that his computer, from where the hacking had taken place, had been compromised by outside attackers. Respected security expert Jacob Appelbaum gave evidence for the defense in support of this theory. However, the court was not convinced.
Whether the complexity of the case affected the jury will be a matter for future debate, but a few moments ago all three judges and all nine jurors upheld the District Court's decision handed down last October.
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(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Thursday June 18 2015, @04:07AM
...Every time I've seen him in media, even in court, he's come off as a bit of an ass.
Being a bit of an ass is not criminal in most nations with reasonable justice systems. So, my summer in Sweden is off. My sister went there for vacation, but she was bitten by a Moose.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 18 2015, @04:12AM
Sounds to me she's missing a bit of ass.
(Score: 1) by darnkitten on Thursday June 18 2015, @11:50PM
No, but even people who should know better are influenced by their unconscious biases
When you combine the "hackers=evil," "computer=incomprehensible/powerful/magic box," & "technical ability=wizardry" attitude of the public with Svartholm's appearance and attitude in court,
and add in the idea the judges and jury couldn't understand the evidence of either side, it would appear likely that they simply accepted the evidence of the experts that aligned with their biases.
That's why lawyers often tell defendants to dress up for court, change their hairstyle, and to be pleasant, polite and non-reactive--They are trying to make the defendant appeal to a different set of biases.
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Your sister didn't have to go to Sweden to be bitten by a moose--the ones around my town don't like having initials carved into them with the sharpened end of an interspace toothbrush, either.