Pirate Bay all gone

Rat · 31st May 2006, 05:38 PM

Not that I ever used it (of course), but the Pirate Bay have been raided. All servers held, three people held.

Anyone missing it? Anyone glad to see it gone?

News at www.piratebay.org, which I feel I can link to now that it's not hosting any torrents.

Cheers,
Rat.

kevin · 31st May 2006, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Rat

Anyone missing it? Anyone glad to see it gone?

I'm pretty much opposed to DRM on any product, but I really think this kind of stuff is crap. Can't remember much about Pirate Bay, but even if they were only a search engine to torrents hosted elsewhere they were an enabling site for wholesale pirating.

I love to archive my own stuff, I rip DVD's to iPod video format, I strip DRM from Tivo recordings and save those, I pretty much only buy music from emusic.com (everything in MP3 no DRM). And yes, I've been known to share the occasional file with friends/family. But I really have no sympathy for the pirating of stuff in bulk.

BenK · 31st May 2006, 08:03 PM

On their site, before the raid of course, they claimed what they were doing was not violating Swedish law. Interesting claim when their current sites says one of the allegations is assisting breach of copyright law.

There are soooo many torrent sites though it means little in the grand scheme, popular as pirate bay is.

rockoon · 1st June 2006, 05:59 AM

Consider that linking to such a reference site could also be considered "assisting breach of copyright law."

How far does that go? A link to a page with a link to a page with a link to a page with a link to an illegal torrent? Where does it end?

Are forum posts excluded, or do forums have to disallow posting links 'just to be safe' ?

Google is apparently guilty....

Rat · 1st June 2006, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by rockoon

Are forum posts excluded, or do forums have to disallow posting links 'just to be safe' ?

I don't know how responsible legally forum owners are for the contents of posts, but certainly I recall that someone was prosecuted (possibly just sued) for a forum post. I will, of course, not now be able to edit my post (too much time has passed) to remove the link should Pirate Bay become live again in a couple of days, as they claim it will.

I will still be interested to see the outcome of this.

Cheers,
Rat.

31st May 2006, 05:38 PM	#1
Rat Not bored. Never bored. Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 7,050	Pirate Bay all gone Not that I ever used it (of course), but the Pirate Bay have been raided. All servers held, three people held. Anyone missing it? Anyone glad to see it gone? News at www.piratebay.org, which I feel I can link to now that it's not hosting any torrents. Cheers, Rat.
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31st May 2006, 06:38 PM	#2
kevin Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,666	Originally Posted by Rat Anyone missing it? Anyone glad to see it gone? I'm pretty much opposed to DRM on any product, but I really think this kind of stuff is crap. Can't remember much about Pirate Bay, but even if they were only a search engine to torrents hosted elsewhere they were an enabling site for wholesale pirating. I love to archive my own stuff, I rip DVD's to iPod video format, I strip DRM from Tivo recordings and save those, I pretty much only buy music from emusic.com (everything in MP3 no DRM). And yes, I've been known to share the occasional file with friends/family. But I really have no sympathy for the pirating of stuff in bulk.
kevin Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,666	__________________ Long story short, if you wanna get famous, it helps if you're taking a dump. -- RealityBites

31st May 2006, 08:03 PM	#3
BenK Critical Thinker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 255	On their site, before the raid of course, they claimed what they were doing was not violating Swedish law. Interesting claim when their current sites says one of the allegations is assisting breach of copyright law. There are soooo many torrent sites though it means little in the grand scheme, popular as pirate bay is.
BenK Critical Thinker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 255

1st June 2006, 05:59 AM	#4
rockoon Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,106	Consider that linking to such a reference site could also be considered "assisting breach of copyright law." How far does that go? A link to a page with a link to a page with a link to a page with a link to an illegal torrent? Where does it end? Are forum posts excluded, or do forums have to disallow posting links 'just to be safe' ? Google is apparently guilty....
rockoon Graduate Poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,106	__________________ Quality never goes begging.

1st June 2006, 10:07 AM	#5
Rat Not bored. Never bored. Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leicester, UK Posts: 7,050	Originally Posted by rockoon Are forum posts excluded, or do forums have to disallow posting links 'just to be safe' ? I don't know how responsible legally forum owners are for the contents of posts, but certainly I recall that someone was prosecuted (possibly just sued) for a forum post. I will, of course, not now be able to edit my post (too much time has passed) to remove the link should Pirate Bay become live again in a couple of days, as they claim it will. I will still be interested to see the outcome of this. Cheers, Rat.
	__________________ "Man muß den Menschen vor allem nach seinen Lastern beurteilen. Tugenden können vorgetäuscht sein. Laster sind echt." - Klaus Kinski UKLS 1988- Sitting on the fence throwing stones at both sides.