The film only records the process of several members of the TPB in the Swedish court trial, and does not discuss the patent issue itself in depth. However, through a few words of the professor, the following point is briefly explained: The existing patent system can no longer be used well. The role of promoting innovation, but gradually reduced to large companies' enclosure to curb competition and create monopoly. In other words, the copyright system is no longer on the side of innovators, but on the side of monopoly giants. In recent years, the wave of patent lawsuits between giants has not yet settled, and it is evident that it is an unjust battle in the spring and autumn.
The emergence of global P2P networks such as Napster, TPB, and ED2K has sounded the clarion call for the reform of the patent system.
In fact, there are already many practices to reform the copyright system, such as Free Software by Richard Stallman in the software field, and Creative Commons by Lawrence Lessig in the Internet creation field. Nowadays, more and more content (articles, videos, music) is published using CC, and it has a great influence through Internet mass communication. Those who follow the old path of buying copies and making money need to reflect on it.
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TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard reviews
