Mr. Lundstrom was a supporter of far-right causes and, at one point, an unsuccessful candidate for office. He was convicted of aiding copyright infringement in 2009.

Carl Lundstorm was a financier who backed Pirate Bay when it was launched in 2003 in Sweden by Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Gottfrid Svartholm.

Pirate Bay co-founder Carl Lundstrom dies in Slovenia plane crash - Bad weather prevents rescue teams from discovering body until a day after crash

Carl Lundström, co-founder and early backer of the notorious file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, has died following a plane crash in the Slovenian highlands. He was 64 years old.

Carl Lundström, the Swedish businessman and early financial backer of The Pirate Bay, tragically lost his life in a plane crash while piloting his Piper Mooney Ovation M20R. Lundström, 64, was flying from Zagreb,

Carl Lundstrom was 64. The co-founder and financial backer of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, Carl Lundstrom, has died after a plane he was flying crashed in Northern Slovenia. Lundstrom was flying solo.

Carl Lundstrom, the first financial supporter of The Pirate Bay (TPB), has died following a plane crash in the Slovenian mountains.

LJUBLJANA : Swedish businessman Carl Lundstrom, owner of the internet provider that hosted the illegal file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, has died in an airplane crash in Slovenia, according to the far-right party he was linked to.