Oslo, Sweden – The judge in the Pirate Bay trial has delayed proceedings for one week, so he can finish downloading the current season of House. Neither the prosecution nor defense objected to the delay. "I'm not sure how to read it," said one defense attorney. "On one hand the judge obviously uses Pirate Bay, so he's a fan, but on the other hand, he wants to get his downloading done now, so maybe he's already decided he's going to shut down the site." The prosecution was appalled by the obvious copyright infringement practiced by the judge, but welcomed the delay. "I'm not sure the judge can be truly impartial, if he's a pirate himself," said prosecuting attorney Evel Sharkey. "I can use this time to catch up on Battlestar Galactica though, I've only downloaded season three so far, so no spoilers please." The judge admitted that what he was doing was illegal, but that he "just can't get enough of that gruff, but loveable Dr. House." At a press conference in the afternoon the judge was asked if he was worried about being sued by the prosecution. He replied, "I'm not their typical target. I have a computer and I'm not dead." Related News God Considers Smiting Bible Pirates Pirate Software Association Study Shows Pirating Has Lower TCO than Paid Copies of Spider-Man 4 Already on the Web Several onlookers in the courtroom were puzzled by the length of the delay. "It doesn't take a week to download a season of House, trust me I know. He's either downloading using an 300 baud modem or he's downloading much, much more than just House." Others were angry at the decision. "I've been using the court's wireless connection to download torrents during the trial; the industry would never think to sue the court for copyright infringement. Now I'm going to have to go sit and watch some boring murder trial now for my cover." Trial proceedings will restart on March 4. Story Options: Related Share Print