Pirate Bay Movie Leaks Traced Back To Swedish Film Institute

After several Swedish movies ended up on The Pirate Bay, an anti-piracy tracking company says it has found the source of the leaks. But in surprise twist, rather than pointing the finger at the usual suspects, the company says the movies came from a most unlikely location – the servers of the Swedish Film Institute.

“The Swedish Film Institute’s goal is to support the production, distribution and display of valuable films, to preserve and make accessible Swedish film heritage and to represent Swedish cinema internationally,” says a notice on the Institute’s site.

But in a bizarre turn of events, the Institute appears to have achieved their mission to promote Swedish films by a most unusual and controversial route. Read more...