The Pirate Bay trial, a significant case for file sharers around the world, ended in a guilty verdict. It then came to light that the Judge in the case may have had a bias. It has now been determined that this was not the case, so the decision itself will now be appealed. TorrentFreak have the full story.

To determine if the verdict in the Pirate Bay trial was affected by bias, the connections of Judge Tomas Norström to national and international pro-copyright lobby groups have been reviewed by the Appeal Court. Their ‘no bias’ ruling can’t be appealed which means that there will not be a retrial, instead the verdict in the Pirate Bay trial will be appealed.

trialA few days after the verdict in the Pirate Bay trial was made public, judge Tomas Norström was heavily criticized for his involvement with pro-copyright lobby groups. To everyone’s surprise, Norström never declared these activities before he took on the case.

via Pirate Bay Judge Not Biased, No Retrial | TorrentFreak.