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Pirate Bay’s Supposed Buyer Says Everything’s Awesome. So Why Are Its Allies Running?

Peter Kafka in Media on August 21, 2009 at 7:43 am PT

The company that wants to buy The Pirate Bay and turn the file-sharing haven legit says its plans are moving full-steam ahead. But it seems to be having a hard time convincing its own team, including an erstwhile adviser, its would-be partner and its former CTO.

Is The Pirate Bay Really Going Legit? Of Course Not.

Peter Kafka in Media on June 30, 2009 at 6:32 am PT

You can hear the head-scratching going on at movie studios and music labels across the world: What just happened to The Pirate Bay? Reports out of Sweden are murky at best. But supposedly, a Scandinavian software outfit is buying the world’s most notorious file-sharing site for about $8 million and will create a service that pays copyright owners when people download their work. But let’s be honest: That’s never going to happen.