Sky, one of the largest broadband providers in the UK have decided to block the Pirate Bay, one of the largest filesharing websites. Sky have four million customers, who are now all cut off from accessing the website. This is in response to a court order obtained by the BPI, …
Read More »Sweden’s Supreme Court find three people guilty of piracy
The Swedish Supreme Court has announced that it won't grant leave to an appeal against Pirate Bay staff members. Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm and Carl Lundström will all face jail sentences and fines. In November 2010, the Swedish Court Of Appeal found three people behind the Pirates Bay …
Read More »Can illegal downloads ever be stopped?
Its a burning question many authorities have tried to answer for years now and there appears to be no solution for the billions lost on movie, game and application sales. KitGuru has reported many times in the past on bitorrent and newsgroups sites, including the temporary close of Pirates Bay …
Read More »Pirates Bay saved by Swedish Pirate Party
Over the years many Bittorent sites have been shut – caused by pressure from the entertainment industry to any authorities who would listen. Pirates Bay is probably the most resilient of them all and it seems that whenever they get shut down, they just pop up again a short time …
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