Submit a Story!
Pirate Bay retrial denied; judge declared "unbiased"
Pirate Bay retrial denied; judge declared "unbiased"
A Swedish court ruled today that the judge overseeing The Pirate Bay trial earlier this year was not biased by belonging to various pro-copyright organizations. The unanimous decision (Swedish) means that there will be no retrial; the defendants must hope for a successful appeal ...
Pirate Bay 2.0: Pay Pirates to Become Consumers
wired.com — The Swedish gaming executive who’s gambling nearly $8 million buying The Pirate Bay is convinced he can... turn the 20 million users of the world’s most notorious file sharing site into well-behaved consumers — even amid a deluge of ... (more) Pirate Bay 2.0: Pay Pirates to Become Consumers
Pirate Bay sold to Global Gaming Factory
Pirate Bay sold to Global Gaming Factory
bit-tech.net — The Pirate Bay has been sold to a Swedish firm called the Global Gaming Factory and will... begin to go totally legit. (more) Pirate Bay sold to Global Gaming Factory
Users revolt after The Pirate Bay's sale
Users revolt after The Pirate Bay's sale
bit-tech.net — Following The Pirate Bay's announcement that it will sell to a Swedish software firm, it comes as... no surprise to see that the site's users have revolted. (more) Users revolt after The Pirate Bay's sale
Comments
Blog Reactions

Pirate Bay retrial denied; judge declared "unbiased"
DriverHeaven.net — ... After The Pirate Bay defendants lost a high-profile copyright infringement trial in Sweden, they charged that the judge belonged to pro-copyright groups and was therefore biased against them. A Court of Appeals ruling today disagrees; there will be no retrial. ____________ Source: Ars Technica ...

Friday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News — ... inside 1.5% of all notebooks in 2009 Fudzilla reports Zune HD rumored to launch September 8th DailyTech reports leading cyber czar candidate no friend of privacy C|Net reports Obama fills FCC seats Google slammed as China, U.S. quarrel over Internet Crain's reports WSJ publisher calls Google ' digital vampire ' NetworkWorld: It turns out most every technology ' is like crack ' Ars Technica reports Pirate Bay retrial denied ; judge declared "unbiased" RIAA: The majority agrees with us eWeek reports ...

Pirate Bay Defendants Denied a Retrial
Maximum PC — ... After ruling that the judge overseeing The Pirate Bay trial earlier this year was not biased despite his affiliation with various copyright organizations, a Swedish court voted unanimously to deny the defendants a retrial. They will now have to hope for an appeal. ...

Related: pirate bay down, Pirate Bay
Pirate Bay Denied RetrialDigital Trends
Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm and Carl Lundström – the four men behind The Pirate Bay file-sharing site – had hoped they might face a retrial after it was revealed that the judge who oversaw their case was a member of two pro-copyright ...
Swedish court says Pirate Bay judge not biasedTechSpot
A few days after being found guilty of assisting copyright infringement, sentenced to heavy fines and a year behind bars, the lawyer for one of The Pirate Bay's co-founders charged that judge Tomas Norstroem belonged to pro-copyright groups and was therefore biased against them. Allegations of a ...
The Pirate Bay Gets Purchased, New Owners to Pay Copyright HoldersAPH Networks
From DailyTech: Strange news broke today that Sweden's Global Gaming Factory X AB had purchased The Pirate Bay, the world's largest torrent site. Among the internet's top 100 most visited properties, The Pirate Bay reportedly fetched a bounty of 60 million Swedish Krona or roughly $7.8 ...
Global Gaming Factory Acquires The Pirate Bay WebsitetechPowerUp!
Swedish firm called the Global Gaming Factory announced today that it has bought The Pirate Bay webpage for just 60 million Swedish Krona (roughly $7.8 million USD or £4.6 million GBP). That't the breaking news for today. There's no need to describe The Pirate Bay, probably everyone here knows ...
5 Traps The (New) Pirate Bay Must AvoidToday @ PC World
If the new owners want The Pirate Bay to thrive it might want to heed this advice.
The End of The Pirate Bay: A Victory Against Piracy?I4U News
The Pirate Bay is soon to be no more. We all knew this day would come eventually, and to anyone who knows anything about the Internet this shouldn't come as too huge of a surprise. Napster and Kazaa have both gone down this road as well. The fact that TPB ...
The Pirate Bay gets bough by Swedish software firmDV Hardware
A Swedish software company named Global Gaming Factory has acquired The Pirate Bay for 60 million Swedish Krona (roughly $7.8 million). Global Gaming Factory's PR statements hints the company wants to make the torrent site more legit by introducing paid download models: The listed ...
The Pirate Bay: Sold to The Man?I4U News
Tortuga is burning. News has spread like wildfire all around the Internet that The Pirate Bay has been bought out by Global Gaming Factory X (GGF). This is huge news; the Bay is by far the largest file-sharing website on the Internet, with more than 90% o...
Firm buys The Pirate Bay, seeks to make it legalThe Tech Report: News
In the wake of the Pirate Bay founders' controversial trial, a Swedish software firm has purchased the popular torrent site with the aim of turning it into a legit operation. No, really. There's even a press release and everything. The buyer, Global Gaming Factory X, wants to "launch new...
The Pirate Bay acquired by Global Gaming Factory XNeoseeker News Feed
Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X AB has announced today that they have acquired the infamous Bittorrent website The Pirate Bay and peer-to-peer software technology company Peerialism AB, according to the company...
Pirate Bay sold, going legit; music biz cautiously optimisticArs Technica
The Pirate Bay has been sold—and the new owners plan to make it a legal service that allows "content providers and copyright owners [to] get paid for content that is downloaded via the site." Global Gaming Factory X AB, a Swedish firm that runs Internet cafes and game ...
The Pirate Bay scooped up by Swedish software companyTechSpot
Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) announced that it is in the process of acquiring The Pirate Bay for about $7.8 million – about half of which will be paid in cash. GGF owns a band of Internet cafes and gaming centers. The company hopes to see the deal close by August, after ...
The Pirate Bay Gets Purchased, New Owners to Pay Copyright HoldersAPH Networks
From DailyTech: Strange news broke today that Sweden's Global Gaming Factory X AB had purchased The Pirate Bay, the world's largest torrent site. Among the internet's top 100 most visited properties, The Pirate Bay reportedly fetched a bounty of 60 million Swedish Krona or roughly $7.8 ...
(Reuters) Pirate Bay bought over by Swedish software firmVR-Zone Articles
Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X AB has agreed to purchase the file-sharing site website, The Pirate Bay, for US$7.7 million. Earlier in April, the four men behind The Pirate Bay were sentenced to one-year jail term and US$3.6 million fine.
The Pirate Bay founders announce video serviceNeoseeker News Feed
Though facing jail and $3.8 million in fines, The Pirate Bay founders have decided to go ahead with their upcoming video service The Video Bay (TVB), which seems to hold the ambition of matching YouTube in content, and with no restrictions on copyright...
Pirate Bay launches Video Bay "beta extreme"TechSpot
Making good on a two-year-old promise, the folks behind infamous torrent site The Pirate Bay briefly opened up their streaming video platform for public testing today. Dubbed Video Bay, the forthcoming service is billed as a rival to both YouTube and Hulu, where its users will be able to share ...
The Video Bay announcedNeoseeker News Feed
Though facing jail and $3.8 million in fines, The Pirate Bay founders have decided to go ahead with their upcoming video service The Video Bay (TVB), which seems to hold the ambition of matching YouTube in content, and with no restrictions on copyright...
The Pirate Bay hatches new streaming video site (sort of)Ars Technica
Move over YouTube—the folks behind The Pirate Bay are working on their own video streaming site with no restrictions. The site will be called The Video Bay and it is now on the Web as a "Beta Extreme," though currently there is no functionality as everything is still under ...
Pirate Bay Fires Video Bay Across YouTube's and Hulu's BowsDigital Trends
The folks behind the infamous Pirate Bay site (which tracks BitTorrent feeds worldwide) are apparently getting ready to fire another shot across the bow of the so-called Content Cartel with Video Bay, and experimental site that aims to provide high-definition in-browser via ...
Pirate Bay judge cleared of bias by Swedish appeal courtThe Register
BrokeP claims 'human rights violations' The judge in the Pirate Bay trial has been cleared of any accusations of bias, a Swedish court of appeal ruled today.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
RIP, Pirate BayThe Register
Notes on an exit strategy Comment   So The Pirate Bay has executed the Web 2.0 business plan to perfection: give someone else's stuff away for free - then find a bigger idiot to buy the company.… What is your recession sales strategy?
Pirate Bay website sinks as 'sell out' accusations flyThe Register
'Where's the thanks?' asks a perplexed BrokeP The Pirate Bay is currently out of action, fuelling speculation that the BitTorrent tracker website’s owners have pulled the plug on the operation.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't ...
Pirate Bay goes legitHome - THE INQUIRER
Andrew Charlesworth the inquirer Sold to legal operator for $7.8 million > >
Pirate Bay scooped up by Swedish software firmThe Register
Mulls biz model that compensates copyright owners Global Gaming Factory X AB (GGF) has agreed to buy BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay for $7.7m (60m Swedish Crowns), according to a statement on the company's website.… Case Study: ...