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Pirate Bay sold to Global Gaming Factory
bit-tech.net - 6/30/2009
Pirate Bay sold to Global Gaming Factory
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The Pirate Bay has been sold to a Swedish firm called the Global Gaming Factory and will begin to go totally legit.
wired.com - 7/2/2009
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

Comments vote down DV Hardware found this 7/2/2009found this
Pirate Bay retrial denied; judge declared "unbiased"
arstechnica.com - 6/25/2009
Pirate Bay retrial denied; judge declared "unbiased"
— arstechnica.com — 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 ... (more) Pirate Bay retrial denied; judge declared "unbiased"

Comments vote down DriverHeaven.net found this 6/25/2009found this
marketwatch.com - 6/30/2009
MarketWatch.com Story
— marketwatch.com — Global Gaming Factory X: Acquisitions of The Pirate Bay and New File - Sharing Technology, p2p 2.0... Pave the Way for Compensation Model STOCKHOLM, Jun 30, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The listed software company, Global Gaming Factory X AB (publ) (GGF) ... (more) MarketWatch.com Story
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Global Gaming Acquires Pirate Bay, Wants to Take It Legit — Digital Trends
Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory has announced (PDF) a deal that will let it acquire The Pirate Bay Web site for the equivalent of about $8 million, half in cash up front and half in stock. In a related move, Global Gaming is acquiring P2P technology developer ...