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The Pirate Bay's Founding Organization Shuts Down

Posted by kdawson on from the mission-pretty-much-accomplished dept.

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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  1. The day the music died by wasabioss · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I met a girl who sang the blues
    And I asked her for some happy songs,
    But she just smiled and turned away.
    I went down to the music store
    Where I'd heard the music years before,
    But the man there said the music wouldn't play.
     
    And in the streets: the children screamed,
    The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
    But not a word was spoken;
    The church bells all were broken.
    And the three men I admire most:
    The father, son, and the holy ghost,
    They caught the last train for the coast
    The day the music died.
     
    And they were singing,
    "bye-bye, miss american pie."
    Drove my chevy to the levee,
    But the levee was dry.
    And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
    Singin', "this'll be the day that I die.
    "this'll be the day that I die."

  2. Re:Argh, Matey! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What the fuck is going on in toronto!
    We need media coverage!

  3. Re:Argh, Matey! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A handful of university retards deciding to get hassled by the duly appointed peace officers of a town is hardly worthy of more than a passing mention of the attempted riot.