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The Pirate Bay Sails To a New Home

Posted by Soulskill on from the wonder-if-they-considered-arrrrrgentina dept.

the monolith writes "Back in August, the company supplying bandwidth to The Pirate Bay was forced to disconnect them. Quoting TorrentFreak: '"It took just 20 minutes before the Hollywood companies telephoned the new host who took over operation of The Pirate Bay," commented Patrik from the ISP which had been indirectly supplying bandwidth to TPB. Despite initially putting on a brave face and standing strong, Patrik's company continued to feel the heat. It is not a large outfit and doesn't have the resources to fight the entertainment industry and its threats. Last night, Patrik could hold off no longer after receiving mounting threats from the entertainment industries, which culminated in threats of a court summons. Having come this far, there is little doubt that IFPI and the MPAA would litigate if necessary. ... On the heels of several rumors today, Patrik said he could confirm news of the move, saying that he believes The Pirate Bay is now hosted in Ukraine.'"

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  1. Re:Keep fighting... by rts008 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Last I checked, one of the "A"'s in MPAA and RIAA stood for "America"

    Last time I checked, America consists of:
    1.North America
      a. Canada
      b. USA
      c. Mexico

    2. Central America
      a. Belize
      b. Costa Rica
      c. El Salvador
      d. Guatemala
      e. Honduras
      f. Nicaragua
      g. Panama

    3. South America
      a. Argentina
      b. Bolivia
      c. Brazil
      d. Chile
      e. Colombia
      f. Ecuador
      g. Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
      h. French Guiana
      i. Guyana
      j. Paraguay
      k. Peru
      l. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
      m. Suriname
      n. Uruguay
      o. Venezuela

    1, 2, and 3, are known collectively as 'the Americas'.

    If you are going to be a pendant, then go all the way...otherwise you are a half-ass moron, wasting everyone's time...including your own.
    America is not just the USA. America encompasses North, Central, and South America...get over it. The USA only accounts for 1/25th of 'American' Sovereign Nations/States.

    P.S. I understand that /. is a USA based site, but if we can argue semantics/grammar NAZI for other topics, then why is one this taboo?

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