Summary
I. Introduction - II. Background - A. The Pirate Bay Case - 1. The Case - 2. The ?Political Trial of the Decade? - 3. Fallout of and Response to the TPB Case - 4. Immediate Impact of the Pirate Bay Case - 5. The Appeal - B. The Thomas-Rasset Case - 1. Take One: Capital Records, Inc. v. Thomas - 2. The Second Attempt and Reaction to the Second Verdict - 3. The Third Time is Definitely Not the Charm - III. Legal background - A. Swedish Copyright Law and Reform - 1. The Pirate Party - B. U.S. Copyright Law and Expansion - 1. Calls for Reform - IV. Analysis - A. Types of Deterrence - B. Potential Success of Each Country?s Pirate Party and the Ability To Reform - C. Social View of File Sharing - D. Alignment with Existing Copyright Enforcement - E. Availability of Alternate Means - V. Conclusion
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Stirring the Waters: Whether The Pirate Bay Case and the Thomas-Rasset Case Will Impact File Sharing and Piracy in Sweden and the United States
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