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torrentfreak.com - 6/23/2009
More BitTorrent Users Go Anonymous
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The UK government has high hopes for the piracy warnings Internet providers will be required to send to copyright infringing customers. The warnings are designed to scare users away from illicit file-sharing, but when we asked our readers what action they would take upon receiving a warning ...
globalgamingfactory.com - 6/30/2009
Pressrelease, May 30th 2009
— globalgamingfactory.com — Acquisitions of The Pirate Bay and new file sharing technology, P2P 2.0 - Pave the way for... compensation model The listed software company , Global Gaming Factory X AB (publ) (GGF) acquires The Pirate Bay website, http://www.thepiratebay.org, one of ... (more) Pressrelease, May 30th 2009

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torrentfreak.com - 6/30/2009
The Pirate Bay Sold To Software Company, Goes Legal
— torrentfreak.com — Software company Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) says it is in the process of acquiring The Pirate... Bay and file-sharing technology company Peerialism. The changeover of ownership is scheduled for August 2009, whereby GGF will take over the operation ... (more) The Pirate Bay Sold To Software Company, Goes Legal

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The Pirate Bay Will Close Its Tracker and Remove Torrents
torrentfreak.com - 6/30/2009
The Pirate Bay Will Close Its Tracker and Remove Torrents
— torrentfreak.com — Earlier today The Pirate Bay announced that it would be acquired by Global Gaming Factory X (GGF)... who are listed on the Swedish stock market. So, Pirate Bay users can not only share files but they can buy a share of the site as well. Perhaps even ... (more) The Pirate Bay Will Close Its Tracker and Remove Torrents

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The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP:  Will Anonymous BitTorrent Users Be Able To Hide?

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Will Anonymous BitTorrent Users Be Able To Hide?
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — ... the controversial Ipred law came into effect in Sweden this April. This surge in subscriptions led to to major problems with support and updates according to Relakks’s chairman Jan Erik Fiske. So it seems that the cat and mouse game will continue. Which makes me wonder. Will this type of anonymous file sharing programs really work? Or will the government and other associations be able to crack them? What do you think? Comments welcome. Source.

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