In an insouciant online news conference held soon after the conviction, Sunde dismissed the verdict as "bizarre" and "stupid."
"There's a lot of things in the ruling that [are] faulty, and a lot of things which, you know, they decided just to not listen to us at all," he said while answering questions submitted by Twitter users.
The four men were ordered to pay damages ranging from $54,000 to Sony Music Entertainment to $1.3 million to Fox.
But during the news conference, Sunde scoffed at the idea of handing over a cent.
"That's the closest they're going to get to any money from us," he said, holding up a piece of paper in front of the camera with the handwritten words "I OWE U 31,000,000," referring to the judgment in Swedish kroners.
Nonetheless, Dillon said that the studios were hoping Friday's convictions would serve an educational purpose for people such as Hendricks who engage in casual downloading and be a deterrent for those thinking about starting the next Pirate Bay.
"Nobody's stupid enough to think one victory like this can end the problem," he said. "But because Pirate Bay made themselves the standard-bearer for their cause, this defeat is a very good thing for anybody who cares about piracy."
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Fritz reported from Los Angeles. Chu reported from London.
