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- sockpuppets, on 10/31/2007, -9/+984In unrelated news eBay user "RIAA" became the winner bidder on item 56756856, LQQK MINT Soviet Submarine WITH TORPEDOS! NR!!
- sockpuppets, on 10/24/2007, -2/+805Oh and if they actually wind up owning this thing they *better* be arriving there on a pirate ship.
- tidu, on 10/24/2007, -8/+530This is just hilarious, reminds me of a silly plot that would be in Family Guy or the Simpsons...
- otheruser, on 10/24/2007, -2/+394Purchasing? Buying? Donating?!?
What the hell, we're pirates, we'll just board the damn place and claim it as our own! - Rapishorrid, on 10/29/2007, -6/+285I wonder if Sealand will be a member of the WTO.
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+251How long before the MAFIAA fleet arrives?
I will have to travel to Sealand at once to coordinate the defenses. They will surely need my help.
R2-DV8, you stay here and keep spamming Digg on my behalf while I'm gone. And try not to write "Will it blend?" if you can help it. - Livert, on 10/12/2007, -3/+151Why buy Sealand? New Zealand was going for 500 bucks on Ebay about a year ago.
- dbxz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+146haha! lets stick it to the man... and buy a country
- praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -6/+147Well...I don't believe Sealand is even recognized by any country as being a country.
From Wikipedia:
Sealand's claims to sovereignty and legitimacy are not recognised by any country, yet it is sometimes cited in debates as an interesting case study of how various principles of international law can be applied to a territorial dispute. - theDevilsDue, on 10/20/2007, -3/+140Why don't they just use the ad revenue to buy an island instead of soliciting donations? If the prices start at ~$50k USD they should be able to handle that no problem.
On a side note, I've heard that the MPAA and the RIAA are looking to buy their own small country. When they do, they will promptly declare war on the "Pirates of Sealand." - BESTenemy, on 10/12/2007, -4/+137That means they'll be switching to carrier pigeon torrent service.
Can't wait to start "seeding". - AkatsukiNoTobi, on 10/12/2007, -3/+135Now us nerds (or at least just me) will have a dream island to take a vacation to. =D
- ryansebiz, on 10/29/2007, -1/+115Then there really will be a Pirate Bay!
- bigtrouble77, on 10/29/2007, -0/+97Maybe they should go in on it with allofmp3... I'm pretty sure they have enough cash lying around.
- Ignignokt01, on 10/12/2007, -7/+98Here's a question: How do you get the internets on an island like that?
- UnoriginalMind, on 10/29/2007, -1/+88Brilliant, but still sounds ridiculous. I REALLY want to see how this turns out.
- Protoss, on 10/29/2007, -0/+85Apparently some of the local fish have unsecured wifi...
- TheCount, on 10/20/2007, -4/+86The Swedish government is actually one of the better governments out there, The Pirate Bay has gotten away with A LOT more there than they ever would in America. The only reason they've been upping pressure on "The Bay" recently is because of all the outside pressure.
Plus, Swedish women are HOT! - SirNoobius, on 10/20/2007, -6/+80they already have it. it's called USA
- andrew52, on 10/12/2007, -6/+79http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealand
- ModernTenshi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+70I say they buy it, and rename it Pirate Island. You know how cool it would be to check out Pirate Island in Google Earth, or if you donate and become a citizen (how that works I don't know) and be able to say you have dual citizenship in both your current country of residence, and Pirate Island?
That would ***** rock man, ***** ROCK. - inactive, on 10/20/2007, -4/+66I'm not gonna lie.. If I received 2 billion dollars in donations, I would probably just keep it, not pay for the island and disappear forever.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+62ROFL good luck using paypal.
- saxonthebeach, on 10/12/2007, -2/+62http://thepiratebay.org
click and see for yourself - Borramakot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+60The Pirate Bay isn't great for its tracker as much for its philosophy and attitude. I cant imagine anyone else thinking of or attempting something like this.
- fcmk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+60"What do you call the citizens? (USA has Americans, Canada has Canadians, Sealand has Sealandians? wtf?)"
Pirates, from here on. - sphinx13, on 10/12/2007, -0/+52Wikipedia says they are only considering offers in the eight digits.
How is Pirate bay going to come up with that much money? - drmonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+45Because it cost's 2 billion dollars?
- caryw, on 10/12/2007, -1/+43A full service data center is operated by "HavenCo" on Sealand.
They have multiple redundant links to the internet.
More information on HavenCo:
http://www.havenco.com/
Slashdot interview with HavenCo CTO:
http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/02/160253&mode=nested - Backlash, on 10/12/2007, -15/+56THIS JUST IN!
The MPAA has just purchased Sealand. - dunezone, on 10/20/2007, -2/+43Im liking this War idea.
- sfacets, on 10/20/2007, -0/+40Hell yes! Donating now!
- AReallyGoodName, on 10/12/2007, -12/+52Why would you need to buy sealand?
It isn't internationally recognised and if you bought it all you'd be getting is a slip of paper that has no legal basis anywhere in the world.
The sellers could just take it straight back by force. - saxonthebeach, on 10/12/2007, -1/+40that would be great- classic MPAA/RIAA logic....spend millions harassing filesharers, and then complain about lost revenues and that "the artists are suffering"
- andy370, on 10/12/2007, -1/+39Pics and blueprints:
http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/SealandOne/ThisIsSealand.html - nova1989, on 10/31/2007, -3/+41I think I speak for everyone when I say...take that Swedish government. ha!
- Araya213, on 10/29/2007, -0/+37So, won't they still have to connect through a mainland ISP? They'll just get blocked or denied service.
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+36Considering who you're referring to, the official currency will probably be Paypal.
- Rapishorrid, on 10/20/2007, -1/+37http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Xionith/sealand.jpg
Liotius: I made it easier for you - bigbadbyte, on 10/29/2007, -0/+32I wonder if they would accept tourists. Now how am I going to explain to my girl friend what Pirate Bay, bittorrent, and Sealand are and why we should vacation there.
- nx01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32from sealandgov.org
"The history of Sealand is a story of a struggle for liberty. Sealand was founded on the principle that any group of people dissatisfied with the oppressive laws and restrictions of existing nation states may declare independence in any place not claimed to be under the jurisdiction of another sovereign entity."
Nuff said. - brundlefly76, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33Whether Sealand is a really a country or not is pretty much a matter of how much the rest of the world cares.
- postal21, on 10/29/2007, -3/+34I hope they add flightpaths...
Do I need to be level 70 to go there? - shinynew, on 10/12/2007, -1/+32I'm sure we will get the mission accomplished for that in like a year, and pull out in like 10.
- nobullshit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+32in other news, starbucks opens up 4th coffee house in Sealand
- eviltoaster2go, on 10/12/2007, -4/+34OMG I was KIDDING when I made that comment for Piratebay to move to Sealand if things didn't work out in sweden. Still, I'm glad to see my voice being heard on digg ^_^
http://digg.com/tech_news/ThePirateBay_Strikes_Back - Gryffydd, on 10/20/2007, -2/+311 word: Infrastructure. Sealand has it...$50k islands don't.
- G-RaZoR, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30hmmm.... Sealand you say...
Pros:
Infastructure
Pirate Ship Dock
"Away" from it all
Cons:
Was on fire in Summer '06
What do you call the citizens? (USA has Americans, Canada has Canadians, Sealand has Sealandians? wtf?)
The setup is old and looks well, it looks jank. It's is all rusted up and what not.
Seems to me it would be cheaper to build your own infastructure on an existing island/country combo. Also, at the end of the day, how many people can seriously populate that setup anyway? They need land, land where they can actually build things.
They need a realtor. - DoodlesMcPooh, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29By late 1968, the British navy had become aware of the new situation off the coast of England. They were interested in terminating the state of affairs brought about by an error committed by the most senior military authorities without causing too much uproar.
Units of the navy entered the territorial waters claimed by Roy of Sealand. As he was aware of his sovereignty, Roy of Sealand threatened the navy by undertaking defensive activity. Shots were fired from Sealand in warning.
Since Roy of Sealand was still an English citizen, he was thus accused of extensive crimes in Britain and was summoned to an English court. The result of this lawsuit in Chelmsford, Essex was a spectacular success for Sealand's claim to sovereignty. In its judgment of 25 November 1968, the court declared that it was not competent in Roy of Sealand's case as it could not exert any jurisdiction outside of British national territory. This is the first de facto recognition of the Principality of Sealand. English law had ruled that Sealand was not part of the United Kingdom, nor did any other nation claim it, hence Prince Roy's declaration of a new Sovereign State was de facto upheld.
Building a New Nation
Seven years later on 25 September 1975, Roy of Sealand proclaimed the Constitution of the Principality. Over time, other national treasures were developed, such as the flag of the Principality of Sealand, its national anthem, stamps, as well as gold and silver coins launched as Sealand Dollars. Finally, passports of the Principality of Sealand were issued to those who had helped Sealand in some way, though they were never for sale.
Sealand Fights Off Invaders (and Wins a War)
In August of 1978, a number of Dutch men came to Sealand in the employ of a German businessman. They were there to discuss business dealings with Sealand. While Roy was away in Britain, these men kidnapped Prince Roy's son Michael, and took Sealand by force. Soon after, Roy recaptured the island with a group of his own men and held the attackers as prisoners of war.
During the time that he held the prisoners, the Governments of the Netherlands and Germany petitioned for their release. First they asked England to intervene in the matter, but the British government cited their earlier court decision as evidence that they made no claim to the territory of Sealand. Then, in an act of de facto recognition of Sealand's sovereignty, Germany sent a diplomat directly to Sealand to negotiate for the release of their citizen.
Roy first released the Dutch citizens, as the war was over, and the Geneva Convention requires the release of all prisoners. The German was held longer, as he had accepted a Sealand Passport, and therefore was guilty of treason. Prince Roy, who was grateful that the incident had not resulted in a loss of life, and did not want to bloody the reputation of Sealand, eventually released him as well. - Lane, on 10/20/2007, -1/+28Sealand is about to become the worlds most highly connected country per square foot 20 times over
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