News began to trickle out in the wee hours this morning that The Pirate
Bay has been sold to Global Gaming Factory X AB for $4 US million in
cash plus an equal amount in stock. GGF develops gaming software and
operates internet cafes and gaming centers in Scandinavia. Details are
vague, but the original team will still stay involved and promise to
keep the site much the same.
Comment So The Pirate Bay has executed the Web 2.0 business plan to perfection: give someone else's stuff ...
Los Angeles Times - 54 minutes ago
The recent prosecution of The
Pirate Bay, a popular site for finding and downloading bootlegged
movies, songs, video games and software, suggested that the
...
The announced sale of The Pirate
Bay to a Swedish software concern Tuesday is the biggest development in
file sharing since 2001, ...
As copyright-defying site grabs
a buyout, users lash back at the prospect of going legit. What's the
value of a site with millions of unique visitors, ...
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
The Pirate Bay, a Sweden-based
website that's one of the most popular sources for Internet piracy, has
agreed to be acquired by Global Gaming Factor, ...