Former Beatles Member, Sir Paul McCartney has applauded the charging of four individuals who were linked to the operations of the famous shareware website, Pirate Bay. The four men were convicted of copyright infringement in Stockholm last week and sentenced to a year in jail in addition to being fined 2.1 million dollars. In Result of the trial, Sir McCartney has declared an all out war on the piracy-spreading website, and will not rest until it is completely shut down.Speaking about the case to Rollingstone magazine, he said, "If you get on a bus you've got to pay. And I think it's fair, you should pay your ticket." He also implied that websites such as "Pirate Bay" were harmful to young bands who were trying to make a living selling their music, and it results in the band's death because of the lack of financial stability."They're going to feed the children on that and if they don't get that money, if they don't see that money, I think it's a bit of a pity." The website's founder, Peter Sunde Kolmsioppi, has repeatedly stated that he will refuse to pay the fine imposed on him as part of the verdict.
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