Archive for March, 2009
The Pirate Bay has launched a new “add to Facebook” link to torrent files on its site. We wonder what will happen to people who actually post links to pirated material on their profile.
Terrible idea or fantastic one? The Pirate Bay’s latest feature lets you share your favorite torrents on Facebook, dumping it directly in your newsfeed, like when you buy Bon Jovi tickets from…
In a move that is sure to cause some heated debates in the world of copyright holders, Bittorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay has introduced a new sharing feature. If you find a torrent you especially like you can now advertise it directly through your profile on Facebook giving others one-click access to it. Visiting [...]
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes “According to a report I just read in Mashable, Pirate Bay is coming to Facebook. Writer Ben Parr says that The Pirate Bay site now includes links under torrents to ‘Share on Facebook.’ Once posted to a profile, the Facebook member’s friends can click the link on Facebook to begin the download right [...]
IPRED gets IPREDator The Pirate Bay’s swashbuckling Swedes have launched their very own VPN service, hoping to combat a new Swedish law that would force ISPs to cough up the personal details of suspected copyright infringers.…
The Pirate Bay is going into the Virtual Private Network business. Often used in countries that block certain websites — Dubai, for example, blocks text-messaging and VOIP …
Death Metal sends along an Ars Technica piece about The Pirate Bay’s plans for a virtual private network service to help ensure its users’ privacy. “The Pirate Bay is planning to launch a paid VPN service for users looking to cover their tracks when torrenting. The new service will be called IPREDator, named after the [...]
The Pirate Bay is planning to launch a paid VPN service for users looking to cover their tracks when torrenting. The new service will be called IPREDator , named after the Swedish Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) that will go into effect in April. IPREDator is currently in private beta and is expected to [...]
With the recent court case now behind them The Pirate Bay are looking to the future and their first target is the forthcoming IPRED law in Sweden. IPRED stands for Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive, which is a law that will make it much easier for copyright holders to get user details if they suspect [...]
A new service from The Pirate Bay hopes to provide a low-cost, trace-free VPN to file sharers.