The Pirate Party (left) was founded in 2006 with the aim of legalizing noncommercial file-sharing of music and films on the Internet. -- PHOTO: AP
STOCKHOLM - A POLL shows a Swedish party that calls for legalizing file-sharing could win a seat in the European Parliament in June.
The Synovate poll published Thursday in the Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyheter shows the Pirate Party's backing has surged after a court verdict against The Pirate Bay file-sharing site.
The survey of about 1,500 people shows 5.1 per cent of Swedish voters support the party. Four percent is the minimum for a seat in the European Parliament. The error margin was 1.8 per centage points.
The Pirate Party was founded in 2006 with the aim of legalizing noncommercial file-sharing of music and films on the Internet.
Four men behind The Pirate Bay were convicted this month of copyright violations and sentenced to a year in prison. -- AP
