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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. Hmm.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Without one of its greatest minds, the group would never be the same again, Piratbyrån's member felt.

    That seems pretty weak of them. If someone died and their protege decided to give up, I'm pretty sure they'd be pissed (if they were still alive). I know I'd be pissed.

    1. Re:Hmm.. by Yvanhoe · · Score: 5, Informative

      The group founded the Pirate Bay who is alive and well and had good ties with the pirate party which, with 9% of ballots in Sweden, is alive and well. The original group was slowly becoming obsolete in the best way possible. The death of the founding member just made that more evident. Closing the group is more a way to show respect and to not cling on the past than a failure.

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      The Wise adapts himself to the world. The Fool adapts the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the Fool.
  2. Re:Random Dude by an+unsound+mind · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  3. Re:Pirate Party Still Alive by dattaway · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Pirates never die. They simply board another ship. aaarrrggg!

  4. Ibrahim Botani by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 5, Informative

    The man's real name was Ibrahim Botani - the pseudonym "Kopimi" was adopted because many pirates refer to themselves as kopimists - "kopi mi" --> "copy me."

    Here's a somewhat autobiographical post in his blog. Unfortunately for most of slashdot's readership, it's not written in english.

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  5. Re:Argh, Matey! by value_added · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.