Former US Appellate Judge Richard Posner suggests on his blog that linking to copyrighted material should be outlawed. He says that is what is killing the profits of newspapers.

To quote Steve Jobs [paraphrasing Pablo Picasso]: "Good artists copy; great artists steal." And in the words of Benjamin Disraeli:  "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

The Pirate Bay appeal the court's decision - But they may have a lucky break in getting the ruling overturned as the judge is in "conflict of interest", as he is a member of copyright protection organizations.