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Pirate Parties Plan To Shoot Site Into Orbit

Posted by samzenpus on from the in-space-no-one-can-hear-you-torrent dept.

palmerj3 writes "It is almost four years ago that The Pirate Bay announced they wanted to buy the micronation of Sealand, so they could host their site without having to bother about copyright law — an ambitious plan that turned out to be unaffordable. This week, Pirate Parties worldwide started brainstorming about a similarly ambitious plan. Instead of founding their own nation, they want to shoot a torrent site into orbit."

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  1. Great idea! by Pojut · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Pirate Party,

    Thank you for donating targets to us. We've been meaning to test our Space Object Destruction Laser®, but haven't found any suitable object to target. Because of your charity, we can now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operation system.

    Sincerely,

    The United States of America

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    Living With a Nerd
  2. Destroying copyright from orbit by MRe_nl · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's the only way to be sure...

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    "Kill 'em all and let Root sort 'em out"
  3. Outer Space Treaty by goodmanj · · Score: 5, Informative

    Won't work. Read the Outer Space Treaty, specifically Article VI. (full text: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty_of_1967#Article_VI)

    In short: if it's launched from Country X, Country X has responsibility for it, whether it was launched by the Country X government or just by some wacky idealists who live there. In practice, this means that spacecraft are no more outside of national laws than seagoing ships are.

  4. Take Fallout 3 by SmallFurryCreature · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Exactly. Take Fallout 3, PC, Collectors Edition. Good deal? Yes. Did I want to buy it? Yes. Did I try to order it? Yes. Can I? No.

    Why not? Benelux distributor does not carry it. It does for the PS3 and the 360 but NOT the PC version. Why? Other CE's are carried but not this on.

    So, I am going to pirate the game. That way I get all the extra's, all the special packs from various shops, and zero cost and zero hassle to me.

    FUCK YOU content industry, when you actually make it impossible to buy products, my limit is reached.

    And yes, it is the game companies that are to blame for the distributor. Who on earth thought it was a good idea to give exclusivity for a region? How are market forces supposed to act with monopolies? No competition, single supplier, no choice. My hard earned money should support this? Nope.

    Stop fucking up your customers and maybe people like me would actually buy stuff. But if you don't even put it in the stuff, what am I supposed to do?

    And if you claim I should import, you just don't get it do you, why should I jump through hoops, to give someone else money? It would be like the supermarket putting up a moat, daring me to come in and spend anything at pain of death.

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    MMO Quests are like orgasms:

    You may solo them, I prefer them in a group.

  5. Re:Uhhhhh. by ian_from_brisbane · · Score: 5, Funny

    what's the country code for space?

    %20