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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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The Pirate Bay has been sold and will be turned into a legal download service.  http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/259090/pira ... ality.html
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| Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:19 am |
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mars-bar-man
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:00 pm
Posts: 940
Location: Pompy
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It said in the article that it was in the top 100 most visited sites, how long will that last now? There's loads of sites that you can get this sort of material legally, adding another one won't stop pirating, people will just move to other torrent sites.
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| Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:29 am |
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okenobi
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:59 pm
Posts: 4932
Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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Oh well, plenty of other places to go. When will these money-grabbing suits learn 
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DoubleTouch
Has a life
Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:42 pm
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End of an era!  These sites are ten-a-penny. Within a month of this news, traffic through the Pirate Bay will have bombed beyond recognition. When will the suits learn! Admittedly, at least the company who bought it seem to be doing the right thing in creating new business models, even if they are wasting their money on the actual IP purchase.
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| Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:50 pm |
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
Posts: 10691
Location: Bramsche
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So, all off to Google...
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| Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:26 pm |
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Sharks
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Joined: Wed May 06, 2009 8:31 am
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Will all / most / much of the money raised go straight to the music industry to pay the fine?
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| Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:14 pm |
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okenobi
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:59 pm
Posts: 4932
Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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With off-the-top-of-my-head numbers, it seemed like about half would cover the fine. The rest will presumably go a bit to the owners for their troubles and the rest to some kind of freedom of speech foundation thingy.
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saspro
Site Admin
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm
Posts: 8603
Location: location, location
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Hmmn, fine paid, owners rich with spare cash.
I assume pirate bay v2 with servers in sealand
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Geiseric
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:35 pm
Posts: 1657
Location: Ipswich
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Last time I used Pirate Bay I contracted a massive virus and after day’s of wrestling with it I ended up nuking my hard drive and reformat and reload OS..... I haven't been back since 
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Geiseric
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:35 pm
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Location: Ipswich
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At least Sealand is being put to good use.... Personally I though the platform would make a good summer retreat if you fancied a bit of time on your own staring at Felixstowe and Harwich.
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F_A_F
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:52 pm
Posts: 266
Location: Truro
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Out of interest, what do people use Pirate Bay for? I can't actually think of many legal downloads I could get from there that aren't available elsewhere......
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| Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:05 pm |
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koli
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:12 pm
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The Pirates Bay is for kids and noobs. Stay away from public trackers, they are nothing but trouble. Go private...
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| Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:15 pm |
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okenobi
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:59 pm
Posts: 4932
Location: Sestriere, Piemonte, Italia
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You don't go there for legal downloads  Private trackers require registration, so dead to me.
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