The Swedish anti-copyright group Piratbyran, which gave rise to the popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has disbanded. Marcin de Kaminski, a founder of Piratbyran, which means "piracy bureau" in English, told BBC News "we don't feel we are needed" any more.. But the group also decided to close following the death of a co-founder. A spokesperson for the Swedish computer games industry said the decision showed "the discussion has moved on". Piratbyran first emerged in 2003, as a response to the Swedish body Antipiratbyran (anti-piracy bureau), which works to counter the sharing of copyrighted materials on-line.. In the wake of a co-founder’s demise, the organization Piratbyran, integral to The Pirate Bay, announces its dissolution, attributing the move to their irrelevance.. Piratbyran Disbandment, Copyright Activism, File Sharing Issues. . Alex
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