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Why Web Pirates Can't Be Touched

Posted by Zonk on from the except-by-elliot-ness dept.

gwoodrow writes "Forbes has a brief article about, essentially, the ultimate futility of fighting online pirates. From the article: 'As the world's largest repository of BitTorrent files, ThePirateBay.org helps millions of users around the world share copyrighted movies, music and other files — without paying for them ... That's illegal, of course — at least it is in the U.S. But when Time Warner's (nyse: TWX — news — people ) Warner Bros. studio accused them of breaking U.S. copyright law in 2005, the pirates gleefully reminded the movie company that they didn't live in America, but rather in the land of vikings, reindeer, Aurora Borealis and cute blond girls.' The article also touches on the many YouTube clones and AllofMP3.com."

6 of 402 comments (clear)

  1. That's because... by u-bend · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...there aren't enough experienced online ninjas.

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    u-bend
  2. obviously... by porkmusket · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...it's because they all listen to MC Hammer. Without DRM, of course.

  3. can't the submitter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    at least remove the stock ticker info when copying?

  4. huh? by Vexorian · · Score: 5, Funny

    The pirates were living in the land of vikings
    Shouldn't the vikings do something ?

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    Should I point out thepiratebay doesn't really host any copyrighted material or did that argument get old already?

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    Copyright infringement is "piracy" in the same way DRM is "consumer rape"
  5. I'm moving by aegisalpha · · Score: 5, Funny

    "the pirates gleefully reminded the movie company that they didn't live in America, but rather in the land of vikings, reindeer, Aurora Borealis and cute blond girls."

    I'm moving. Vikings, blonde girls, AND pirates? Irresistible!

  6. Thank you! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank you Forbes! I didn't know about "sites like Alluc.org, VideoHybrid.com, Peekvid.com, TVlinks.co.uk and YouTVPC.com"!