Friday, July 13, 2012

Pirate Bay Founders Pin Their Hopes On Human Rights Court

Julian Assange isn’t the only information agitator that’s trying to avoid a drubbing by a criminal justice system. Two co-founders of torrent-sharing site Pirate Bay have filed appeals with the European Court of Human Rights, according to Torrent Freak, after being sentenced to prison and fines of $6.6 million by the Swedish Court of Appeal.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/06/21/pirate-bay-founders-pin-their-hopes-on-human-rights-court/

HUMAN RIGHTS?

Italy’s bond rating cut by Moody's

Italy’s bond rating was cut and its negative outlook reiterated by Moody’s Investors Service as the euro area’s third-biggest economy faces higher funding costs, slower growth, and contagion risk from Greece and Spain.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-13/italy-s-bond-rating-cut-by-moody-s-on-contagion-funding-risks.html

Why am i not surprised?

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