Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Pirate Bay: Two important speculations

The move to sell The Pirate Bay appears to be part of a greater manoeuvre, that the men behind site have hinted about in various forms over the last year. Although a situation like this can give rise to a lot of speculation, it is therefore important to note two things. That the site will soon decentralize and stop running a BitTorrent tracker of its own, and that this move becomes a potentially useful detachment of the site/trademark/venture from its founders. Continue reading

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The Pirate Bay: Commercial acquisition in a media-historic perspective

On June 30th, 2009, The Pirate Bay announced that they are to sell their trademark and website to the Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X, with the proviso that said company can raise the 60 million SEK (€5,5 million) needed. If it is true that the purchase will come to pass, it will be a very interesting development. Here are two quick observations, rooted in media history. Continue reading

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