Inventor / Peter Sunde
Dom Omladine / 26.04 / 12:30
Peter likes to point out that he's of Finnish and Norwegian heritage. He works mostly with projects that can change society and he has done so for a couple of years. The most famous project he participated in is probably The Pirate Bay, because of which Fredrik Neij i Gottfrid Svartholm and he were convicted of contributory copyright infringement in 2009.
Since the Supreme Court refused to hear their appeal, Peter invited people from all over the world to make sure that the entertainment industry does not profit from them anymore by suggesting to refuse to watch the movies and listen to their music. The best way would be to find alternative ways to culture. “Spread and participate in culture. Remix, reuse, use, abuse. Make sure no one controls your mind. Create new systems and technology that circumvent the corruption. Start a religion. Start your own nation, or buy one. Buy a bus. Crush it to pieces.”
He states that The Pirate Bay has been one of the most important movements in Sweden for freedom of speech, working against corruption and censorship. Nowadays, he spends most of his time on Flattr, a micropayments system he started with Linus Olsson, which enables viewers of websites to make small donations by clicking a "Flattr this" button.
In spare time he plays house/techno music and enjoys learning new languages and traveling the globe.
