http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/30/p...-legit-like-n/

also:

http://thepiratebay.org/blog

looks like im going to need to find a private TV tracker too.. >.>


also whoever had stock in Global Gaming Factory X AB (GGF) is a rich man now.

From lifehacker: The recently convicted site runners claim on their blog that users will leave the site in droves if the "new owners screw around with the site"—a fairly good guess, we'd think—but owners-to-be GGF state their intention to "introduce models which entail that content providers and copyright owners get paid" for downloads.

I don't torrent much at all, but I always like TPB.

didn't take long for TPB to get ***** up.

I like to pay for my stuff so this doesn't affect me.

fudge the RIAA.
fudge the MPAA.


Pirate Bay.

They have nothing to do with this..

I'm well fudgeing aware of that. They started shizzle in the first place and I bet if they didn't none of this would be happening.

Actually if TPB would of respected copyright laws in the first place none of this would of happened. Seldom did copyright holders request removal of content and every time they were mocked. Even if they removed it but let it be reuploaded. None of this would of happened. So don't blame somebody else for this.

Everyone has a right to protect their IP's.

Write a song or a program and you'll know why this is important.

ARTIST MAKE ENOUGH MONEY AS IT IS

am i unaware of something? is the pirate bay the lifeforce of torrenting? iv allways liked bt junkie and mininova allot more than the pirate bay, there are still up

Or if you know, TPB doesn't actually host anything. It's just a search engine for torrents. So, no need to respect copyright laws.

And honestly, I couldn't care less if I produced a song and people downloaded it. Most artists are aware that they don't make shizzle off of purchasing song because record companies take it all. They make the most out of concerts and t shits and such.


Artists don't make enough money as they should when it comes to people buying their music. Record companies take a lot from them and most of them hate it. This is why bands like Radiohead and NIN are putting them up for download and letting fans "pay what they want."

I just like the number of comments that TPB torrents get. I've never really seen a torrent on BtJunkie or MiniNova with that many comments, which then makes me suspicious on the possibility of a torrent being a hoax, filled with trojans, or difficult to install.

iv found there to be plenty on comments on btjunkie, what i did like about the pirate bay is the torrent has a paragraph long description.

Helping someone commit a crime is a crime as well...

Its called being an accessory to a crime.

You can get in trouble for acquiring stolen merchandise without knowing it was stolen.

I'm well aware of that. And getting in trouble for getting stolen merchandise without knowing it was stolen is complete fiddlesticks and you shouldn't get in trouble.

Well, I am not surprised at all. This happens, and will continue to happen. More or so, copyright holders are attacking torrent sites, same with governments. They haven't done a raid on a warez operation in a while. 3 years to be exact, when torrent-site raids are more common nowadays.

most of mininova's torrents come from tpb

Maybe either way they didn't have to do this they sold out on you guys literally lmfao.

+.+

Do you want me to count a number of programs and songs that bands give out for free? That list is endless.

Yes but not everyone is out to give their stuff away for free.

But more and more bands and other companies are giving out free stuff (Radiohead, NIN, some others) so others may follow. If they were smart they would.