Archive for June, 2009
Pirate Bay goes legit?!
by deto on Jun.30, 2009, under Interwebs Recon
Seems the anchor on the mighty dragonboat is stuck in some rocks. Rumor has it that a company called Global Gaming Factory bought the swedish Pirate Bay for the amount of $7.8 million. Is the Pirate Bay following the footsteps of Napster? Will we soon buy content and download it via TPB? Is it another classic prank? Is the name ‘Pirate Bay’ really worth 7.8 millions? Well, if you are the RIAA that amount is a droplet on the boiling stone if you consider how much cash they lose due to pirated media.
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