[AP] The International Olympic Committee asked Sweden to help stop file-sharing website The Pirate Bay from spreading illegal downloads of ceremonies at the Beijing Games, government officials said.IOC Vice President Gunilla Lindberg urged Swedish Justice Minister Beatrice Ask to help prevent what she called “the rampant piracy of the opening ceremony,” in a letter dated Aug. 18.
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‘Rampant piracy’ of Olympics footage must be stopped: IOC
The International Olympic Committee asked Sweden to help stop file-sharing website The Pirate Bay from spreading illegal downloads of ceremonies at the Beijing Games, government officials said.