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TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 25m
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TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)
An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.
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An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.An intellectual freedoms documentary based around the interpersonal triumphs, and defeats of the three main characters against the largest industry in the known universe. The media industry.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
14K
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  • Director
    • Simon Klose
  • Stars
    • Gottfrid Svartholm
    • Peter Sunde
    • Fredrik Neij
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  • Director
    • Simon Klose
  • Stars
    • Gottfrid Svartholm
    • Peter Sunde
    • Fredrik Neij
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    • 38User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Gottfrid Svartholm
    • Selfas Self
    Peter Sunde
    • Selfas Self
    Fredrik Neij
    Fredrik Neij
    • Selfas Self
    Peter Althin
    • Self - Peter's Lawyeras Self - Peter's Lawyer
    Anna
    • Self - Video Bloggeras Self - Video Blogger
    Fanny
    • Self - Gottfrid's Friendas Self - Gottfrid's Friend
    Carl Lundström
    • Self - Fredrik's former employer, the 4th defendantas Self - Fredrik's former employer, the 4th defendant
    Jonas Nilsson
    • Self - Fredrik's Lawyeras Self - Fredrik's Lawyer
    Tomas Norström
    • Self - District Court Judgeas Self - District Court Judge
    Henrik Pontén
    • Self - The Anti-Piracy Bureauas Self - The Anti-Piracy Bureau
    Rasmus
    • Self - The Pirate Bureauas Self - The Pirate Bureau
    André Rickardsson
    • Self - Ex-SAPOas Self - Ex-SAPO…
    Håkan Roswall
    • Self - State Prosecutoras Self - State Prosecutor
    Ola Salomonsson
    • Self - Gottfrid's Lawyeras Self - Gottfrid's Lawyer
    Per E. Samuelsson
    • Self - Lundström's Lawyeras Self - Lundström's Lawyer
    Per Sundin
    • Self - CEO, Universal Music Swedenas Self - CEO, Universal Music Sweden
    Tobias
    • Self - The Pirate Bureauas Self - The Pirate Bureau
    Monique Wadsted
    • Self - Hollywood's Lawyeras Self - Hollywood's Lawyer
    • (as Monique Wadstead)
    • Director
      • Simon Klose
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    • Trivia
      The Pirate Bay documentary began as a crowd-funded Kickstarter project in 2010, and was uploaded to all of the main torrenting websites (including The Pirate Bay) upon launch of the film.
    • Quotes

      One of the lawyers: How did you meet Fredrik and Gottfrid?

      Peter Sunde: I don't remember, but I assume it was in a chat room on the internet.

      One of the lawyers: When was the first time you met IRL?

      Peter Sunde: We don't use the expression IRL. We say AFK. But that's another issue. But, I don't remember that either.

      Tomas Norström - District Court Judge: Got to know each other IRL? What is that?

      One of the lawyers: In Real Life.

      Peter Sunde: We don't like that expression. We say AFK - Away From Keyboard. We think that the internet is for real.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Good Neighbor (2016)

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    9/10
    An intriguing perspective on the fiasco that is copyright law
    I really enjoyed this documentary because the people being filmed were the ones who told the story. There was no narration, no script, just the wit, humor, and emotion of those involved with the case

    For me, the main message this documentary portrays is the absolute inability of the legal systems and the content industries themselves to see what the world is demanding right now, at this very point in time. The way the world wants, and is, consuming content is far different to how the major studios want the world to consume content. It is blindingly obvious, and it is at their peril that they continue to ignore what the world wants.

    If I'm honest, the founders of The Pirate Bay are a bit loony - the documentary doesn't try to disguise this at all, but I have nothing but the utmost respect for them as people, for what they have been through, what they will continue to go through, but most importantly, for what they stand for. My life is far more enriched and satisfying because these three guys had the guts to stand up on behalf of the world.

    The 20th Century has been and gone. Now it's the 21st Century. It's time to see some 21st Century thinking, ideas, business models, and solutions from the content industry to give the world what it wants. However it seems like it's up to the rest of the world to force their hand by costing them more and more money through piracy. Maybe when their earnings actually do start to drop - and we see some proof of that drop - then things will change

    Time will tell. Maybe a good first step would be for 20th Century Fox to change its name to 21st Century Fox. It lessens that stone age first impression that you get when you hear the name
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    • Release date
      • February 8, 2013 (Sweden)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • Denmark
      • Norway
      • United Kingdom
      • Netherlands
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Pirate Bay: за межами клавіатури
    • Production companies
      • Nonami
      • Anagram
      • Final Cut for Real
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      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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