The Pirate Bay's Founding Organization Shuts Down

kcurtis sent the news that Piratbryån, the lobbying organization out of which The Pirate Bay sprang, has disbanded. (The torrent tracker is alive and well.) "Piratbyrån had many purposes, but could be described as a pro-piracy lobbying organization. It was founded in response to Antipiratbyrån, the local anti-piracy outfit in Sweden. The goal was to start a debate on copyright issues and how they affect society. Until then, most press in Sweden would simply take everything Antipiratbyrån said for granted. Internationally, Piratbyrån is mostly known for launching The Pirate Bay in the fall of 2003, just a few months after the group itself was founded. ... The final decision to disband the group came after Ibi Kopimi Botani, a prominent member and co-founder of the group, passed away. Without one of its greatest minds, the group would never be the same again, Piratbyrån's members felt."

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Argh, Matey!

[WrongSizeGlass]

Abandon ship!!

Re:Argh, Matey!

[value_added]

Our chief weapons are fear, surprise and ... oh, wait. Wrong skit. I'll come in again.

Our chief weapons are rum, sodomy, and the lash. They're Swedish? I'll come in again.

Our chief weapons are an unprouncable name, a role in giving a voice to millions of file-sharers who believed that copying is not a crime, and Ibi Kopimi Botani. He's dead? Fucking hell. I'll come in again.

Our chief weapons are culture, clusters and chaos. Ok, that sucks, but it was straight from the article. I'll come in again.

Our chief weapons are torrents.

Re:Random Dude

[an unsound mind]

His name is "Kopimi" and they didn't keep a seeded copy handy? THOSE FOOLS!

Pirate Bryan?

[CODiNE]

It's a group not a dude? Then they'll splinter off and start new groups? Like maybe... Pirate BOB??

I'm confused.

try again

[commodoresloat]

our chief weapons are BORK BORK BORK

Re:Pirate Party Still Alive

[icebraining]

The word 'loose' actually well applied in a /. post? I can't believe my eyes!