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 Digg.com Facebook Google Bookmarks N4G Gamerblips del.icio.us Reddit Slashdot.org StumbleUpon This is almost as depressing as the Michael Jackson news... Pirate Bay are saying that they didnt accept because of the money, they accepted because over the past 2 years they havent really been doing news etc, and it was slowly dieng, so they accepted to it for a new owner.
I personally think they accepted the 30million sek, anyone would really. Its really sad, shame there aren't any other sites like TPB around..........oh hang on...... :roll: mininova fagged out too.
all thats left really is dodgey sites with malicious pop-ups.
they are going to drive it underground then they will never get to the source of the problem.
cause it wont dissapear by taking down sites that provides torrent links!
there will be a new method as soon as they become effecient in stopping torrent sites. isohunt is still good. If you don't know where to look that is. I know of plenty of decent sites...
I even know of a site that sells DVD screener rips with menus and the actual DVD cases for about £2 each.
I'm not saying I use any of these... but I know people who do... And I know they're all top quality. monova is still up and running isn't it?
i've been using that since mininova wimped out. demonoid is ok too. all the good clear, concise sites have been targetted.
sites selling screeners and cases deserve to come down. Tons of sites if you know where to look, also, the aren't plauged by leechers that shutdown without seeding back. There are plenty of safer private torrent sites and still many good public trackers, like Demonoid, EZTV and Mininova.
jon_hill987. I think Isohunt just catalogues other trackers material, so when PB goes, so will a lot of their stuff.
@svd_grasshopper There already is a new method for downloading, its stuff like 'Usenet'. Pirate Bay was always pretty shit anyway. Private trackers ftw. ... and the traffic goes down by 100% Guess thats that fine they had to pay all taken care of then.
Wouldn't surprise me if they set up something else when they get released from prison.
Who thinks Pirate Bay will be one of the most visited sites on the net once you have to pay. Not Me! Agreed. That said, I doubt the website will remain as popular now that it's changed ownership, become legitimate and will probably start charging for things. I didn't use to support PC piracy but with the raping of customer rights by various companies in an effort to protect their IP rights, I've come to view certain pirate efforts as freedom fighters for the "little people" who don't have the time or money to get embroiled in years long legal battles. pirate bay just catalogued trackers as well, they didn't host them, that was their defence. This reminds me about how popular and great Napster turned out after it went legal
:roll: Yep. That thought occurred to me too. I worked for the company that bought it at the time (well, part of it) - I think they've since sold it to Best Buy. Strange considering how many at the company were using in work when it was illegal.
:) +1 for the napster comment. It's just not gonna work unless they limit the number and content of the files available. Can you imagine having to pay the royalties for all the current torrents available on tpb? And what about the old stuff, the abandonware and ancient emulators. What happens to those? i have a n64 emulator. you just download them from rom sites. rom is the buzzword for google and you will find them.
use a wired 360 pad to control it but goldeneye has horrific controls. even when changing the in-game settings. they 'C' buttons on the n64 pad were a travesty.
mario kart works good though. toad is the man.
pity i cant find an emulator for megadrive/snes that uses a USB pad. old ****ing printer ports! :x Abandonware is legal and can be picked up anywhere though, places like Home of the Underdogs specialise in it. TPB has always been synonymous with illegal downloads, so I reckon this will put a serious dent in the P2P world.
I know what it's like looking for torrents of stuff from most places - the sites are plagued by porn ads and horrendous popups.
That said, just because the name Pirate Bay has been bought doesn't mean that the founders of the company won't turn around and create another one that does the same thing but with a better name. The way forward.Although It will be interesting to see what sort of prices they are charging for their business model. You would'nt steel a car... Bit-torrent is so old now, all the cool kids use newsbin these days! its always abt the private trackers tbh but watever they're all family in a sense. Now i just found out that they're not gonna have a re-trial (ya i guess im late) even after tht judge fiasco. that is amazing, the fact tht you can sue and jail people for providing infrastructure is very strange. oh, google, hmmm ya that is probably the best thing to use actually so whats the deal?
in all honesty these faggish lawsuits actually make me want to pirate a heap load of sh1t than anything else Personally I wouldn't steal a car except for certain extreme scenarios that involve life or death which are exceedingly unlikely to happen from where I stand at present time. However, I think the psychology of it is directly affected by how much money is at stake and what it is you perceive you get for the money. Buying a car is something immediately tangible in a physical sense and has some readily apparent benefits (i.e. quick transportation, storage capabilities, etc.). A single song or a game you might play for 8 hours thanks to some strangely placed "0"s and "1"s is harder to empathize with for many I reckon. It doesn't help that some game and almbum prices are just taking the piss for their general perceived value. Ok agreed, but my point is directly relating to pirate bay. The owners have taken the poo for everyone that uses that site, resulting in a court case/prison. Surely they are entitled to this "reward" . Its like society in general that have caused it, but a few scapegoats that took the flack, and if they can make money from it then hats off to them. There isnt any guilty person in this case, its a majority and the whole issue needs looking at. I think that by doing some kind of subscription charge where you pay say £10 a month to download whatever is a good idea, as it still gives respect to the artists and the music industry meets you half way. Sure there will be always some who get it free, just as much as there will be some fat record boss on a fat bonus. | 
