Last but not least: With crispbread and chutzpah against the entertainment industry

The showdown continues: last week, the operators of the torrent site The Pirate Bay called for a revenge action against the music and film industry. Their fine of 4.2 million Swiss francs will soon be due, despite the verdict appealed first by the defendants, then also by the plaintiffs - the latter are demanding higher compensation. The authorities announced that they would block the accounts of the four defendants if necessary. Among them is Carl Lundström, a truly wealthy young man. He is the grandson of Wasa crispbread empire founder Karl Edvard Lundström. Since the Pirate Bay operators are jointly liable for the damage, the crispbread scion, who is the only one of the four pirates on trial to have a considerable fortune, may have to pay for the demanded sum on his own. The four creators have now called on their users to help them pay the required sum. However, this is not a belated admission of guilt, but a targeted revenge action against the music and film industry. The money is to be transferred in mini amounts to the Swedish law firm, which has filed a lawsuit against The Pirate Bay on behalf of the music and film industry. The users are supposed to pay in only one crown at a time. The joke is that only 1,000 transactions per year can be processed free of charge via the law firm's bank account; each additional transaction costs the lawyers two kronor. Afterwards, the money is supposed to be booked back as an erroneous transfer, thus incurring further costs for the law firm. According to press reports, the first payments have already been received. Perhaps the entertainment industry would have been better off getting these bright young minds on board as allies after all.