In 2009, the founders of The Pirate Bay, the world’s most notorious file-sharing site, were found guilty of copyright offences in Sweden.

Just like they do with The Pirate Bay,” he says. “I’m thinking people can fill in whatever they want. He will allow his picture to be taken, provided he can cover his face with a blank piece of paper. “I don’t know how I’ll feel in three years, looking back at all this,” he says. A photo taken of him here - behind bars, underweight and dressed in grey prison garb - will likely haunt him for the rest of his life. But there is more to his refusal than that. “There are no mirrors in here,” he says, half-jokingly. There isn’t much left,” he says, running his fingers over his ribcage. His Adam’s apple bobs visibly up and down when he tells us about his weight loss. But his face lights up when we shake hands.Ībove all else, he is shockingly thin. He looks a world away from the outspoken, impish provocateur that has spent the past decade building his reputation as the entertainment industry’s enemy number one. His cheeks are stubbled and there are dark circles under his eyes. He is dressed in standard-issue prison clothes - a faded grey cotton tracksuit. As the door swings open, Peter Sunde rises hurriedly from his chair.

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