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Anyone searching for Pirate Bay in Google’s search engine this past week were met with the following message in their search results: “In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 8 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read… Continue Reading »

The company that intends to buy the controversial site Pirate Bay has found itself in some serious trouble.  The Swedish stock market, known as AktieTorget, has kicked them off the exchange, claiming they misled investors. Sweden’s Economic Crime Bureau has launched an investigation into possible insider trading after noticing a… Continue Reading »

Rumors have been flying that the troubled Pirate Bay may actually get sold to Global Gaming Factory X.  The CEO of the company, Hans Pandeyatold, told the Swedish press today that his company’s acquisition of The Pirate Bay will with certainty go through.  The company had announced plans back in… Continue Reading »

After a dramatic few months, it appears as though Pirate Bay may actually be shut down forever.  As the operators scramble to find an ISP to host the site, the file sharing site has remained down after Black Internet, their former ISP, was forced to discontinue service to the Swedish… Continue Reading »

The Pirate Bay in its current form is just a a few days away from being handed over to its new owners and with that a complete archive has been uploaded and made available (via torrent file) for download. According to the anonymous person who posted the file, he just… Continue Reading »

In an expected attack on the RIAA, The Pirate Bay is now advertising what it calls “The $675,000 mixtape.”  The collection is comprised of the 30 songs that grad student Joel Tenenbaum was found guilty of sharing through filesharing services.  The listing even goes so far as to say that… Continue Reading »

Everyone’s favorite torrent site (if only for the interesting news they provide) looks to be in quite a bit of trouble again.  It just can’t seem to catch a break—it’s as if every organization with a ton of copyrights finds it necessary to sue the site.  Last time it was… Continue Reading »

Last month, when The Pirate Bay announced its sale to Global Gaming Factory X (GGF), there was much cause for concern.  The firm promised to legalize and monetize the site in a way that wasn’t all that clear to anyone.  The thought scared many people into thinking they may have… Continue Reading »

Gadgetell’s own JG Mason visited with Doug Aamoth from CrunchGear on Randall Bennett’s tech show, TechVi to talk about the latest Pirate Bay news.  The company has been sold to a gaming company.  Does this sale make any sense?  What’s next from the Pirate Bay guys?  Find out what JG… Continue Reading »

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!  Ye makers of The Pirate Bay are apparently not planning to go sailing into waters unknown even amidst all the current legal fiascos they are facing.  They are launching a new site called The Video Bay to be in competition with YouTube.  No one… Continue Reading »