Pirate Bay logo gets patented — by clothing/tech company
by
Mike
Posted November 17th, 2009 at 10:07 am
The Pirate Bay trackers may be down for the count, but that infamous sailing ship will live on, plastered against countless clothing items from t-shirts and hoodies to sweatbands and underwear. In an odd turn of events, that iconic logo used by The Pirate Bay is in the process of becoming patented. Yes, patented. But it isn't by founding members or anyone related to the company. Instead, a Swedish clothing and technology retailer called Sandryds Handel is taking it upon themselves to claim o...
Pirate Bay tracker sinks to bottom of digital sea for good.
by
Mike
Posted November 17th, 2009 at 7:40 am
I usually try to start off each morning with something happy or exciting, but this is neither of those. The Pirate Bay team has announced that starting today, torrent users will no longer be able to use TPB trackers for downloads and will have to rely on other trackers instead. Whether you were for or against PB, you have to admit that in a relatively short time span (since 2003) TPB grew explosively, evolving to a digital giant with upwards of 25 million peers in it's prime. Sadly that prime...
KickAssTorrents: Getting what you want fast, without fuss, and without ads!
by
Mike
Posted October 24th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Torrent search engines are a dime a dozen in todays modern world. So much so it is often hard to find new startups as a few larger players dominate the industry. You may be asking yourself what exactly can be done to build upon the current structure that torrent search engines are built upon? As far as actually finding the material you seek, you're going to get similar results just about anywhere you go. However, the journey to such content is another matter. Personally, I haven't spent tha...
Piracy Payback: too simple a solution for a situation that is too complex?
by
Mike
Posted October 8th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Having a continence based guilt trip because you downloaded that one Hanson song back in the day that you had to have? Or, are you a full fledged pirate who is eschewing old ways of plunder and instead looking for a way to give back? Leak water from your eyes no more as Piracy Payback is here to help. Now, if you're thinking what I think you're thinking (follow that), yes this is real and no this is not a joke. Aiming to give back to artists and copyright owners, Piracy Payback users can don...
Download torrents? You’re a Cinema killer. (Supposedly)
by
Mike
Posted October 8th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
How about another chuckle on behalf of the entertainment industry and all things nerdy? The sign above is extremely clever and no doubt will turn a few heads/drum up talk about the theater. While torrents may cause some to not go to the theater since they already have the title that they would have gone to go see, I don't see them being the main cause behind the closing of cinemas across the world. The real reason? Cinema's aren't giving people a reason to come there in the first place.
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About that Pirate Bay/Google snafu…it was just a glitch
by
Mike
Posted October 5th, 2009 at 7:35 am
The interwebs were in a tizzy late last week when The Pirate Bay was taken down and removed from Google search results. Many started speculating almost immediately (myself included) that the end was near for the once great site that defied common laws in countries around the globe. However it appears as if TPB has escaped outright death in the near term. Apparently the whole snafu was nothing more than a simple error on Google's part. The DMCA takedown notice that was responsible for TPB's...
PirateBay outta Google’s site…
by
Mike
Posted October 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
The drama surrounding ThePirateBay and it's take down, sale, planned purchase, and eventual return have hit another snag. While flow of information from the parent company trying to buy TPB has pretty dried up, "content protectors" are still operating at full speed. Go on over to Google and do a search for the pirate bay. Chances are you won't find a single link pointing directly to TPB's homepage. According to Google, a DMCA takedown request is the culprit. While the takedown request and r...
Pirate Bay gets denied…looks ahead to appeal
by
Mike
Posted June 25th, 2009 at 11:01 am
While this shouldn't have been a surprise, somehow I am still left wondering "why"? You may remember all of the drama circulating around the Pirate Bay trial, verdict, and revealing of Judge Tomas Norström's membership to the Swedish Copyright Association as well as the motion for a retrial by the Pirate Bay and accompanying camp. I'm sad to say that today, a Swedish court has ruled that simply supporting a particular group/laws does not make you biased. In simpler terms: retrial denied. ...
Blu-ray managed copies an epic fail from the start – don’t waste your time
by
Mike
Posted June 12th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
At first glance, the Blu-ray managed copy procedure may seem like movie studies are finally wising up and giving consumers some more legal options as to how they can use products that they legally paid for. But, when actually digging down deeper into the fine print and attached strings one can realize how much of a sham and waste of time this is. In short, keep "illegally" legally copying your movies for personal use. Moving on. The first kick in the face compliments of Sony and Blu-ray co...
Google next up on the witness stand?
by
Mike
Posted April 22nd, 2009 at 7:29 am
With all of the hype and media attention (online anyway) surrounding The Pirate Bay's trial, many individuals and groups had their eyes "opened" to one of the many widespread uses of the internet. Now I'm not talking about piracy specifically, but more about file sharing in general - legal and illegal. It seems that copyright holders and the world's court systems are trying to increase their death grip on each respective industry they cater to by pushing politicians and local/national g...
Pirate Bay has temporary setback…Founding 4 found guilty
by
Mike
Posted April 17th, 2009 at 6:14 am
In what is a sad day for P2P, torrent, and file sharers everywhere, a tweet by CNNbrk sadly revealed early this morning that Pirate Bay has lost their case. Will Pirate Bay disappear and become but another story we tell our grandchildren some day. Or will it live on (albeit in another country.) Heck, even Pirate Bay themselves said regardless of the decision they and their service would live on. As with all things legal, the appeal that is most certainly to follow could and probabl...
Pirate Bay defeated…4 men on trial to serve 1 year
by
Mike
Posted April 17th, 2009 at 4:43 am
In what is a sad day for P2P, torrent, and file sharers everywhere, a tweet by CNNbrk as just revealed that Pirate Bay lost their case. More details will follow as soon as they become known. For now just sit back, weep, and torrent a few files as you think back on all the good times. Ok a bit melodramatic I suppose as Pirate Bay themselves said regardless of the decision they and their service would live on. We'll see how this plays out.
Source: CNNbrk, *Image Source: G Ca...
Movie Pirating just got a tad bit easier…for Android users anyway.
by
Mike
Posted March 28th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Is $20+ too much to spend on a movie? Do you even find yourself questioning buying that $5 golden oldie that is sitting at the bottom of a Best Buy bargin bin? If you a movie monster, own a G1, and don't mind doing a little pirating, things have just turned in your favor. Introducing BarTor, (formerly ScanTorrent), a torrent app for downloading movies will make the quest for free movies insanely easy. This revolutionary app allows you to scan a movie barcode which then sends the movi...
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