The piratebay owners found guilty

[paudashlake]

I don't think thatis what I said.  .....
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You know what..forget it...I have no clue what I am talking about!!!

[BC_Programmer]

lol

[paudashlake]

DON'T JUDGE ME!!!!

[x2543]

well, if let's say piratebay gets shut down so their site was not accessible anymore, then people could just hop onto mininova or isohunt and make it a new piratebay so whatever....

one site down, new site replaces it. never ending cycle of the law enforcement trying to close down unclosable loops.

[Kurtiskain]

Gee, for a site that doesn't encourage piracy, there sure are a lot of people here that flaunt it 

I'm no exception, however, so don't go flaming me! 

[patio]

Gee, for a site that doesn't encourage piracy, there sure are a lot of people here that flaunt it

Being aware that it exists and discussing it is far far different than actually participating in it.....

[evilfantasy]

Yep, admitting and supporting are two different things

[Kurtiskain]

Being aware that it exists and discussing it is far far different than actually participating in it.....

Very True

[paudashlake]

Site's still up and working...

[evilfantasy]

And will be as long as it is in appeals. They have not officially lost or won their case yet.

Here is a good write up on what happened and where things now stand. The Pirate Bay Verdict and the Future of File Sharing

[patio]

Not only that they have just discovered the Judge on the case has ties to copyright firms which could result in the case being overturned or thrown out altogether....

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[Broni]

Interesting.....hmmmmm

[kuszmania9999]

Will they closed the site?

[Kurtiskain]

Possibly, eventually.

I doubt the owners would let it stop though, they'd start up somewhere else.

But my two cents....This is going to cause so much publicity for TPB...that the amount of filesharers will boom. They start using TPB, they learn what a torrent is, how to use it, and where to find more, and they spread...

[evilfantasy]

Not only that they have just discovered the Judge on the case has ties to copyright firms which could result in the case being overturned or thrown out altogether....

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If that happens then they should throw out all cases where a judge has ties to lobbyists. Wouldn't be any criminal cases left then...