Carl Lundström Explained
| Carl Lundström |
| Birth Name: | Carl Ulf Sture Lundström |
| Birth Date: | 1960 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Filipstad, Sweden |
| Known For: | Founding Rix Telecom
The Pirate Bay trial |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
Carl Ulf Sture Lundström (born 13 April 1960 in Filipstad, Sweden) is a Swedish businessman.
Carl Lundström is the son of Ulf Lundström and the grandson of Karl Edvard Lundström, founder of the world's largest crisp bread producer Wasabröd. When his father Ulf Lundström died in 1973, Carl Lundström was one of five heirs to Wasabröd. In 1982 Wasabröd was sold to the Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz. Lundström has founded and financed a number of companies, notably Swedish telecom, internet and co-location provider Rix Telecom.
Political affiliations
Lundström has been involved with various far-right political organisations in Sweden.[1]
In 1991, Lundström financed the Swedish Progress Party, which later merged with the party Sweden Democrats.
In 2001, the Swedish National Democrats party publicized having received a donation of SEK 5000 from Lundström.
In 2005, Lundström took part in an oppositional group within the Swedish Taxpayers' Association, protesting the association's passive stance on the issue of costs for immigration.
The Pirate Bay trial
See main article: The Pirate Bay trial. In 2003–2005, Lundström's company Rix Telecom provided services and equipment to torrent tracker The Pirate Bay. Lundström was one of the four defendants in The Pirate Bay trial charged with "accessory to breaching copyright law". On 17 April 2009 Stockholm district court found all defendants guilty and sentenced them to one year in prison and to jointly pay 30 million SEK (app. €2.7 million or US$3.5 million) in damages. The verdict was appealed.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The appeal was a partial success, as his sentence was reduced to four months, but the fine was increased to 32 million SEK.[7] The time in prison has been served.[8]
Notes and References
- News: Pirate Bay's neo-Nazi sugar daddy. Andrew. Orlowski. 26 February 2009. The Register. 10 August 2017. 14 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170514025413/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/26/pirate_bay_neo_nazi. live.
- News: Lars . Schmidt . 19 February 2009 . The story about Carl Lundström and The Pirate Bay . . . 23 June 2013 . 28 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121228174645/http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/snedseglaren-del-1_2491563.svd . live .
- News: Mikael . Ricknäs . 21 April 2009 . Pirate Bay Case on Its Way to the Court of Appeal . . . 24 April 2009 . 24 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090424035139/http://www.pcworld.com/article/163492/pirate_bay_case_on_its_way_to_the_court_of_appeal.html . dead .
- News: Pirate Bay-domen redan överklagad. Svenska Dagbladet. Tobias. Olsson. Susanna. Baltscheffsky. 17 April 2009. sv. 18 April 2009. 20 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090420160205/http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/artikel_2752311.svd. live.
- News: 17 April 2009 . The Pirate Bay sentenced to one year in prison . . Stiernstedt, Jenny . Johansson, Astrid E . Söderling, Fredrik . Grassman, Oliver . 24 April 2009 . 9 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009164154/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/musik/the-pirate-bay-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison . live .
- News: Kristoffer . Rengfors . 17 April 2009 . Lundström får betala rekordskadeståndet . . Swedish . 24 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090421060939/http://www.metro.se/2009/04/17/70774/lundstrom-far-betala-rekordskadestand/ . 21 April 2009 . dead .
- News: Kobie, Nicole . Pirate Bay trio lose appeal against jail sentences . pcpro.co.uk . . 26 November 2010 . 26 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150502022154/http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/363178/pirate-bay-trio-lose-appeal-against-jail-sentences . 2 May 2015 . dead .
- News: Två dömda i Pirate Bay-målet efterlysta. Svenska Dagbladet. Jenny. Stiernstedt. 27 July 2012. sv. 28 July 2012. 30 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730084706/http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/tva-domda-i-pirate-bay-malet-efterlysta_7377914.svd. live.
