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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 »

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 »

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 »

Pirate Bay has started beta testing on an encrypted virtual private network or VPN as a way to protect file sharers from prosecution when using their site.  It is a special service for users called IPREDATOR Global Anonymity Service and will carry a price tag of $7 a month.  The… Continue Reading »

Let’s face it, everyone loves Facebook, even if the new layout is bothering 1.7 million users or so.  But I don’t like how other websites give the option to post whatever you do there on your Facebook profile for all your friends to see.  So usually, I don’t even bother… Continue Reading »

We recently saw the MPAA go after the now shut-down, but once popular torrent site, TorrentSpy. Now, the MPAA has gone after The Pirate Bay as well. The MPAA seems to be starting to crack down heavily on torrenting websites, so other such websites should be take note and be… Continue Reading »

Over the past few years the torrent site ‘The Pirate Bay’ has become a favorite of those who hate the draconian tactics of the RIAA and MPAA. The merry pranksters have consistently taunted anyone and everyone who has attempted to shut them down. The Pirate Bay has become so influential… Continue Reading »