'Cultural crusaders' in court
Updated on 16 February 2009
Four men behind The Pirate Bay, the world's highest profile file sharing website, are in court accused of copyright violation and of profiting from it.
In the last month 22 million people have used the site to find others willing to share music, videos and other files.
The defendants argue that the site does not host the audio or video files itself, just lets others know where to find them.
They call it a crusade to spread culture for free, but the music and film industry claims it is a commercial business set up to make money.
