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- aekdbbop, on 02/11/2008, -4/+346The fact that they have their offices in the same building as the "anti piracy" group is SO BAD ASS.
I would be so bored without TPB. And broke. - Skanadian, on 02/11/2008, -1/+216I love how they have to make it clear that they're nerds.
- Flinty, on 02/11/2008, -6/+186You really think they make millions? I'm sure they make a bit of cash but really in the millions?
- kashi, on 02/11/2008, -7/+150Oh poor everybody... I didn't hear the reporter mention that bandwidth doesn't come free and somebody has to pay for it... with real money.
- dantidote, on 02/11/2008, -14/+155Who was that reporter? Foxy.
- atomicrobot, on 02/11/2008, -7/+136This is just another prime example of widespread ignorance. TPB is only being singled out because they're so popular and so defiant. TPB is absolutely no different from Google.
You might argue: "Oh, but atomicrobot, TPB keeps torrents to illegal content on their site!"
Yeah? Guess what, Google keeps indexes of websites containing bomb recipes, child pornography and illegal downloads. That's much worse than TPB, why not go after Google?
Oh that's right, everyone uses Google and Google isn't run by mischievous young people!
It's blatant discrimination. As long as the ***** at the RIAA/MPAA go after the underdogs, they will have the majority of the internet against them. I for one, would gladly donate $ to TPB's legal costs, should they ever need help.
As far as them earning money? I don't see anything wrong with it. It's better than domain parking or blogspam!
TPB forever.
- Glimjaur, on 02/11/2008, -2/+99That, really, really is lousy reporting. Oh god..
- arcooke, on 02/11/2008, -1/+95Great idea.. put a link to the website on the news and tell people they can download full movies there. The last people on earth who don't know how to download that stuff (people who still get their news from TV) can learn how on the news.
- inactive, on 02/11/2008, -2/+78they might make millions but ... how much does it cost to keep TPB running?
- oOLiquidNightOo, on 02/11/2008, -2/+72what a disappointing segment. the reporter starts the report by saying that the people behind pirate bay rarely talk to the press. apparently she felt the need to keep that consistent:
intro: long winded setup.
reporter: and this .. is the site's mastermind.
pirate bay guy: i've done nothing wrong ..
exit: long winded wrapup. - AcidBurnz, on 02/11/2008, -2/+68That wasn't as witty as you may have expected.
- ApokalypseNow, on 02/11/2008, -5/+65Yarr, we prefer ta be called "Buccaneer Americans"
- Fordi, on 02/11/2008, -2/+61Why use Vista when you can upgrade to XP?
- ajb2015, on 02/11/2008, -1/+57...he is a pirate, i don't know what you expected
- Sharkky, on 02/11/2008, -2/+54Is that a dildo/vibrator on her piano?
- tj111, on 02/11/2008, -3/+51Horribly biased reporting. Personally I could care less if the guys at the Pirate Bay make billions of dollars. They are offering a service to the world, they damn deserve it. It doesn't make them greedy money driven hounds, it makes them smart.
- honeymustardn, on 02/11/2008, -4/+49He's been living in front of a computer since he was 6!
- zaqarov, on 02/11/2008, -0/+35Foxy News
- inactive, on 02/11/2008, -1/+35They got Fox 11's style of "CHECK OUT ALL THESE BLANK PAGES OF SUPPOSED DATA" down, at least.
- jeremymccurdy, on 02/11/2008, -2/+34Christ that wasn't a biased report or anything.
- arcooke, on 02/11/2008, -8/+39I don't doubt it a bit.. with how much traffic runs through that site.. advertising is worth a lot.
- spyrochaete, on 02/11/2008, -0/+30Stealing a pack of gum is way more unethical than speeding.
- hackntossh, on 08/27/2008, -1/+28"Thousands of people across Stockholm..."
How about millions of people all over the world...go big or go home... - neio, on 02/11/2008, -2/+26Yeah, he sure is a ugly ***** but I love him anyway. (in a non sexual way)
- iancorey, on 02/11/2008, -0/+24I think it's some kind of Swedish massage device.
- KOSmurfy, on 02/11/2008, -4/+26No morals? Sharing some copyrighted works might not be ethical, but it's on par with speeding, stealing a pack of gum, etc.
- thewerty, on 02/11/2008, -0/+22Love that they call him the MASTERMIND OF PIRATEBAY
- 0crabby0, on 02/11/2008, -4/+25What? No peg-leg? Not even a hook or patch?
arrrrrrrrr.... - korea, on 02/11/2008, -3/+23Linux +1000 exemplar for the open source movement
Linux +100 stable, interesting operating system
Linux + 10 free
Linux -50 for having a userbase know-it-all teens/tweens that harbor a sense of superiority because they can get it working (despite it being easier to use than ever before)
Now stop ruining an otherwise good thing. What keeps linux out of the hands of consumers is the image of being inaccessible and alien; this is exacerbated by rantings like this.
Mac zealots are not even close to obnoxious, IMHO. - FoxFaction, on 02/11/2008, -4/+23I only have time for movies that originally cost money.
- houndeyex, on 02/11/2008, -1/+20Her voice gets to me after a few seconds.
- IADTatami, on 02/11/2008, -0/+19Society.
- Kanidia, on 02/11/2008, -1/+20I don't even think that pirating is on par with speeding. Speeding is dangerous and can result in serious accidents, while gum is probably sold by small stores who can't afford to lose a pack of gum a day. Sure you can use the social contract theory and claim that "if everyone downloaded music"... but the truth is they make millions without that happening.
- FoxFaction, on 02/11/2008, -0/+18So, yes?
- AndreasTh, on 02/11/2008, -1/+19Pure gold
- xaxxon, on 02/11/2008, -5/+23I watched it, too. Thanks.
- iancorey, on 02/11/2008, -1/+18Why would the teevee lie?
- inactive, on 02/11/2008, -0/+17Its a wireless phone you dirty minds!
- cphelps, on 02/11/2008, -0/+17WRONG. TPB was set up specifically to allow people to share files. They don't tell people "Share illegal files here." People just do.
- nephilimx, on 02/11/2008, -3/+19normally load, company buys 10,000 ad views for say $3,000 (google ad way). when millions view, thats when the cash rolls in.
- Cryoniq, on 02/11/2008, -1/+17Less than 100K?!?!? Go build yourself a service runtime like TPB and failsafe locations and get a grip you noob.
Start by imagine how much the electricity bill is only. For that you would need to understand what need to be powered etc.
You think TPB sits on a 100 mbps!?! And that juice is the only part needed to provide dataflow?
Seriously, someone should smack the invoice of 1000 pages over your head and maybe you learn what things of this magnitude cost. - GOVATENT, on 02/11/2008, -1/+17in order to make money, do people have to click the ads, or is it based on every unique ip that loads an ad?
- skyshock1, on 02/11/2008, -0/+15I'm curious as to what kind of hardware infrastructure they use in order to serve that much traffic.
- terminal157, on 02/11/2008, -1/+16Good call.
- orangetiki, on 02/11/2008, -1/+16true. it's 5 minutes of telling you who they are. and letting the guy have one sentence
- inactive, on 02/11/2008, -0/+14Its the phones side boob.
- editor88, on 02/11/2008, -1/+15http://www.russiatoday.ru/employee/31 A Brit who works for Russians, it seems
- betterth, on 02/11/2008, -1/+15Because, retard, the RIAA only controls the music signed to their member companies, which does not ***** include Windows Vista. Perhaps you mean the BSA (Business Software Alliance)?
And, linking to a torrent is not infringing a copyright any more than watching someone commit a murder is committing murder. I'm showing you where/how to get copyrighted material, not actually infringing the copyright myself.
However this is legal grey area as the laws surrounding this stuff are all loosely defined and the courts have a lot of room to play. - habenneas, on 02/11/2008, -1/+14Wish I had a real pirate ship with a super fat satellite internet connection. Stay in international waters for months on end and serve up the goodies!
- rpatel11, on 02/11/2008, -1/+14ssh shh shhh
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