thelocal.se— The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular websites for illegal downloading of movies, has doubled its number of visitors after Swedish police shut down the site for three days.
Jun 11, 2006View in Crawl 4
It is now know as the the Streisand effect. When Information is out there that you don't want people to see, complaining about it tends to have the opposite effect.She sued to try to remove an aerial photo of her home that few people had heard about, It went on to become one of the most downloaded photos on the net at the time.
@bigtabsPoint taken. But there's also the contrary effect of people becoming more and more reliant on, and familiar with, filesharing. For most people, freedom of speech or social security, isn't about more than their own arse, either. That doesn't mean it does not have democratic power. The Swedish pirate party excels in giving people rationalizations for their essential selfishness. RIAA are either very stupid or very smart. I want to believe that they will choke on their own anachronistic conceptions of society.
Closed AccountJun 12, 2006
It is now know as the the Streisand effect. When Information is out there that you don't want people to see, complaining about it tends to have the opposite effect.She sued to try to remove an aerial photo of her home that few people had heard about, It went on to become one of the most downloaded photos on the net at the time.
aubray1741Jun 12, 2006
"(according to alexa)"Because everyone using an adware browser toolbar collects the world's most accurate statistics.
mordainJun 12, 2006
Gangrene requiring amputation included.
adosJun 12, 2006
@bigtabsPoint taken. But there's also the contrary effect of people becoming more and more reliant on, and familiar with, filesharing. For most people, freedom of speech or social security, isn't about more than their own arse, either. That doesn't mean it does not have democratic power. The Swedish pirate party excels in giving people rationalizations for their essential selfishness. RIAA are either very stupid or very smart. I want to believe that they will choke on their own anachronistic conceptions of society.
distanceJun 12, 2006
ya.... but can you say faster than dial up , 3 times fast
Closed AccountJun 30, 2006
BOO-YAA
biddessaApr 25, 2007
Splendid! I'm surprised.