PirateBay problems latest update: Founder to appeal domains court verdict

It seems that the drama surrounding the legality of the PirateBay domains seizure are being put into question and PirateBay founder Fredrik Neij, with the help of his lawyers, plan to appeal the verdict.

It will be recalled that several days ago, the domains piratebay.se and thepiratebay.se were seized and eventually awarded to the state of Sweden. Though the two domains were cut off, many believed that the site would be back up but under a different domain name.

With regards to the ruling, Neij's camp believes that there may have been some misinterpretations as far as to how domain names are used.

Domain names are used to assist websites and now the thing in question is on whether they can be truly considered as criminal elements, piracy and illegal downloading of copyrighter materials of which are in focus.

The celebrated awarding of the said domain names to the state of Sweden is now under scrutiny especially after Sweden's Internet Infrastructure Foundation were against the verdict. The said domains were eventually awarded to the Swedish State with the understanding that they cannot be used by anyone else.

Also, Neij plans to clear out that he is no longer involved with the website's operations. The court identified the Neij as the owner of the two domain names despite the fact that they were registered under a different name.

It was in 2009 when Neij and three others were found guilty of copyright infringement by the Swedish court. They were all given one-year jail terms and ordered to pay close to $3.6 million in compensation for being accessories to copyright infringement.

The Pirate Bay was founded way back in 2003 which served as a medium to users for downloading and/or sharing music, films and other software using bit torrents using peer-to-peer connection. Such has caused millions in losses for film and music companies.