Pirate Bay co-founder: ‘not even Johnny Depp can make pirates look cool’

Peter Sunde claims the 'pirate movement is dead', that it lost the big fight and that too much focus is placed 'nostalgic icons'

The co-founder of notorious piracy site the Pirate Bay has hit out against the "piracy movement" calling it "dead" and "pointless".

Peter Sunde, piracy operator turned commentator, says that spending time and energy fixated on breaking copyright and the illegal distribution of movies, TV shows, music, books and software is a lost cause.