Spectrial is only a day and a half in, yet half the charges against The Pirate Bay have been dropped. (see Torrentfreak)
Due to the fact that the evidence used cannot prove that the Pirate Bay's tracker was used for a set of .torrent files the prosecutor had for "evidence", the charges of "assisting copyright infringement" have been dropped, leaving only "assisting making available" which is, as I said, something Google and every other search Engine on the Internet is also guilty of. As is your ISP, might I hasten to add.
If The Pirate Bay lose this trial now (not likely, IMO) then you will quickly see any company on the internet that has any user content on it that IFPI/RIAA/MPAA/etc don't like being sued.
Those companies wouldn't try to take on Google (so my blog is safe, for now at least) but if the remaining charges succeed, then expect any ISP that doesn't agree with whatever IFPI/RIAA/etc want, then expect to see something like New Zealands propsed S92a.
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