BREIN, the Dutch copyright agency known for pushing Demonoid out of the Netherlands, is now looking to have The Pirate Bay blocked in the Netherlands. In a press statement just released, BREIN is demanding the three administrators, Fredrik Neij, Peter Kolmisoppi and Gottfrid Warg, appear before district court in Amsterdam on July 21.

According to BREIN, Swedish officials were not able to locate and personally deliver the summons to the three administrators. But that's OK, in this age of digital communities, a simple Tweet should do.

"You can find the defendants on Facebook and Twitter. Internet works for enforcers as well as infringers. Now they know about the court case in The Netherlands. The hearing is on the 21st of July," said BREIN director Tim Kuik.

Of course, The Pirate Bay admins don't necessarily own their FaceBook or Twitter pages, typically these types of pages are run by fans. But BREIN seems to feel that The Pirate Bay has received the message, considering an apparent attack on BREIN's web server.

"That Neij, Kolmisoppi and Warg are aware of the summons appears to be emphasized by the regular DoS (Denial of Service) attacks on the BREIN site since its call via Facebook and Twitter. Kuik: "We are looking at the source of the attacks but it would be a remarkable coincidence…"

The Pirate Bay did not respond to our request for comment in time for publication.

Date: 2009-06-23 Source: http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1863