Goodbye, Pirate Bay |
 Jun 30 2009, 09:02 AM
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The Pirate Bay is allegedly being sold. Via Torrent Freak:
QUOTE Software company Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) says it is in the process of acquiring The Pirate Bay and file-sharing technology company Peerialism. GGF claims to have the biggest network of internet cafés and gaming centers in the world. The changeover of ownership is scheduled for August 2009, whereby GGF will take over the operation of the site. The company says that after it has completed the acquisition it will launch new business models so that copyright owners get paid, which is clearly a huge diversion from TPB’s previous modus operandi. Don't despair yet, though, because I've heard that this article may be incorrect. Via Reddit: QUOTE To clarify a bit..
TPB has been owned by a company for the last years since the raid so nothing there will really change except the names of the owners. The talk about TPB are going to be a pay site is wrong, the CEO that said that does not know what he is talking about. Now, the BIG change is that the tracker is going to be outsourced to a new formed company that wont know what they track, just that they connect peers, and the torrent listings will be handed by an other new company that will have torrents but they will not know either content or who is using the torrents. This setup will be practically impossible to take down or find anyone liable to sue. The 3d party company services will have APIs, so you can on your blog or whatever have your own small torrent listings just as you now pull in twitter feeds. remember how the twitter design totally havoced the iranian attempts to block it as ppl just used another side that pulled in the feeds and read it there instead? well that goes for torrents and TPB to. All in all, this is not the end of the world as some are seeing it but a rather interesting technical improvement. And dont worry, not a dime will go to the media industries spectrial prize money what i know of but a really nice fund for doing cool stuff. /krs - co.founder of TPB and PB, not involved in TPB anymore and have no stake in any cash. |
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Jun 30 2009, 09:43 AM
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 The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
I use isohunt
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Jun 30 2009, 10:37 AM
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 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
I use piratebay.
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Jun 30 2009, 10:46 AM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
you actually pay for this?!
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Jun 30 2009, 11:02 AM
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Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
QUOTE(DoubleJ @ Jun 30 2009, 11:46 AM)  you actually pay for this?! The Pirate Bay is free (as of now), and probably will continue to be free (maybe). |
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Jun 30 2009, 11:16 AM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
link prs
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Jun 30 2009, 11:38 AM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
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Jun 30 2009, 11:46 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 1,574 Joined: Aug 2007 Member No: 555,438 |
I liked those guys.
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Jun 30 2009, 12:00 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
wow I like this thing already lol
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Jun 30 2009, 01:49 PM
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 TooMuch Swagg Group: Member Posts: 378 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 645,693 |
you should check out mininova
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Jun 30 2009, 01:51 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
mininova isn't nearly as good as tpb. i do use btjunkie too since it searches multiple torrent sites, but i tend to have better luck just going straight to tpb even though btjunkie supposedly searches tpb as well as others
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Jun 30 2009, 01:54 PM
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TooMuch Swagg Group: Member Posts: 378 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 645,693 |
i have never actually used pirate bay but i'll give it a try
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Jun 30 2009, 09:54 PM
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 ^_^ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,141 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,466 |
QUOTE(mipadi @ Jun 30 2009, 12:02 PM) The Pirate Bay is free (as of now), and probably will continue to be free (maybe). A lot of bigger forums have subforums specifically for Torrents. I don't really feel like I'm missing out. Plus, a Google is everyone's friend. Also, the game. |
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Jun 30 2009, 10:15 PM
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 /人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
QUOTE(WarMachine @ Jun 30 2009, 08:54 PM) Also, the game. KLHFKDJ Did you really need to do that? I haven't lost all day. |
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Jun 30 2009, 11:06 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
Don't worry, no pornography of the game.
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Jul 11 2009, 11:21 PM
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 Seoul Rocks! Group: Member Posts: 936 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 155,811 |
QUOTE(serotonin @ Jun 30 2009, 10:06 PM) Don't worry, no pornography of the game. LOL. I use Demonoid. |
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