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MegaPlatinum Forums Index -> 2600 hz Author Message AceFrehley Friedalive Field Reporter Joined: Jun 27, 2008 Posts: 80644 Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:44 pm Court Sends Pirate Bay to Davy Jones' Locker The Pirate Bay, the world's most notorious BitTorrent tracker, was shuttered Monday after a court ordered a leading Swedish ISP to block access. The move, which occurred about 9:30 a.m. (PST), came when one of the largest ISPs providing service to The Pirate Bay blocked traffic following a court order. The order by a [...] Author: David Kravets Category: BitTorrent Yo Ho Ho Publish Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:19:28 +0000 The Pirate Bay, the world's most notorious BitTorrent tracker, was shuttered Monday after a court ordered a leading Swedish ISP to block access. The move, which occurred about 9:30 a.m. (PST), came when one of the largest ISPs providing service to The Pirate Bay blocked traffic following a court order. The order by a Swedish district court came months after the four co-founders of The Pirate Bay -- where copyrighted movies, games, software and music can be found for free -- were found guilty of facilitating copyright infringement and ordered jailed a year each pending an appeal. After the April trial in Stockholm, the Hollywood movie studios urged the courts to close The Pirate Bay. They did early Monday. The shuttering comes days ahead of the potential sale of the site to Global Gaming Factory, which was to transform it into a pay-to-play venue for content. None of the major content providers, however, have announced a licensing deal. Hans Pandeya, in a statement Monday, said in a statement before the site was shuttered that "the acquisition of The Pirate Bay will be completed as planned." Shareholders are expected to vote on the plan Thursday. See Also: -The Pirate Bay Guilty; Jail for File-Sharing Foursome -Studios Demand Court Shutter Pirate Bay -Pirate Bay Retrial Denied -Pirate Bay Buyer Says Deal Nearly Done -Pirate Bay 2.0: Pay Pirates to Become Consumers [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Read more... - Read comments... Source: Wired: Threat Level Description: Kevin Poulsen and Ryan Singel's daily briefing on security, freedom and privacy in the wired and unwired world. blog comments powered by Disqus

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