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The Pirate Bay testing video streaming again
The Pirate Bay testing video streaming again
Users of the notorious Pirate Bay torrent site have noticed a new feature that streams video in-browser. 12 Dec 2019
Pirate Bay criminal investigation closes in Sweden
Pirate Bay criminal investigation closes in Sweden
A criminal investigation resulting from a data center raid almost five years ago has come to a close with no conviction. 01 Nov 2019
The Pirate Bay annoys its users - JavaScript takes all the CPU, mines cryptocoins
The Pirate Bay annoys its users - JavaScript takes all the CPU, mines cryptocoins
The Pirate Bay annoys its users by using a JsvsScript to mine cryptocurrency, using users' computers. 17 Sep 2017 - 4 comments
Finnish court: Pirate Bay founders must pay over 400'000 euros to copyright owners
Finnish court: Pirate Bay founders must pay over 400'000 euros to copyright owners
In Finland, the Helsinki district court has ruled that two of the three founders of The Pirate Bay must pay over 400'000 euros to music industry ...... 25 Aug 2017 - 1 comment
The Pirate Bay founder releases a new anonymous domain service
The Pirate Bay founder releases a new anonymous domain service
The Pirate Bay was founded in 2003 by three Swedes. Later on the trio became famous – or infamous – for their arrests, prison sentences, ...... 21 Apr 2017 - 1 comment
Torrent site proxy case dismissed by court
Torrent site proxy case dismissed by court
A case against a man who was accused of multiple offences for aiding users to bypass government / ISP blockades and censorship has been thrown out. 08 Mar 2017
Blocking Pirate Bay is a 'dangerous' path toward 'censorship', ISPs warn court
Blocking Pirate Bay is a 'dangerous' path toward 'censorship', ISPs warn court
Internet Service Providers are arguing in court against the mandated blocking of the Pirate Bay and similar websites, warning about the dangers of censorship and its implications. 12 Dec 2016 - 1 comment
Pirate Bay will let you stream torrents through your browser thanks to Torrents Time
Pirate Bay will let you stream torrents through your browser thanks to Torrents Time
The Pirate Bay has integrated the new Torrents Time plugin, allowing users to stream torrents directly from their browser. 09 Feb 2016 - 1 comment
Pirate Bay ban verdict to be appealed by copyright holders
Pirate Bay ban verdict to be appealed by copyright holders
A recent and significant win in court for the Pirate Bay will face an appeal as media companies stay determined to have the torrent site blocked everywhere they can. 02 Dec 2015 - 3 comments
The Pirate Bay is currently down
The Pirate Bay is currently down
The best-known torrent site in the world, The Pirate Bay, appears to be offline, globally, right now. According to online forums, such as ...... 17 Oct 2015 - 1 comment
Pirate Bay founder freed from jail in Sweden
Pirate Bay founder freed from jail in Sweden
Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm has finished serving his time in Danish and Swedish jails following his convictions for hacking and copyright crimes. 29 Sep 2015
UK resident arrested for Pirate Bay torrents
UK resident arrested for Pirate Bay torrents
British police arrested a man on Thursday morning for allegedly uploading torrents to popular sites to help distribute music files. 04 Sep 2015 - 8 comments
Pirate Bay founders acquitted of copyright charges in Belgium
Pirate Bay founders acquitted of copyright charges in Belgium
The founders of infamous torrent tracker Pirate Bay have been acquitted in a Belgian court of criminal copyright infringement and abusing electronic communications. 11 Jul 2015 - 6 comments
Problem opening The Pirate Bay? There's likely an easy solution
Problem opening The Pirate Bay? There's likely an easy solution
Typing in www.thepiratebay.la and you are faced with a failed DNS lookup? Remove the www prefix and you are good to go. Considering the nature ...... 20 Jun 2015 - 2 comments
Pirate Bay co-founder to appeal Swedish domain seizure
Pirate Bay co-founder to appeal Swedish domain seizure
An original founder of the Pirate Bay will challenge the seizure of the piratebay.se and thepiratebay.se domain names, it has been confirmed. 25 May 2015 - 1 comment
Pirate Bay loses another domain name
Pirate Bay loses another domain name
The Pirate Bay has lost another domain name just days after a Swedish court ordered the seizure of piratebay.se and the piratebay.se. 24 May 2015
Pirate Bay domain seizure ordered by Swedish court
Pirate Bay domain seizure ordered by Swedish court
Notorious Pirate ship sets sail for new shores after a Swedish court ordered the seizure of both thepiratebay.se and piratebay.se domain names. 19 May 2015 - 8 comments
The Pirate Bay is fully back as registrations reopen
The Pirate Bay is fully back as registrations reopen
Months after the site was raided and taken down, The Pirate Bay is finally completely back as new registrations have reopened for the public. 19 Apr 2015 - 6 comments
The Pirate Bay brings back moderators to cleanup thousands of fake torrents and spam comments
The Pirate Bay brings back moderators to cleanup thousands of fake torrents and spam comments
Earlier this month, The Pirate Bay relaunched after nearly two months of downtime but with one group notably missing: moderators. 23 Feb 2015 - 8 comments
The Pirate Bay is back following two month downtime, with errors
The Pirate Bay is back following two month downtime, with errors
The Pirate Bay has figuratively risen from the ashes today, after nearly two weeks of downtime following a police raid by Swdish authorities back in December. 01 Feb 2015 - 22 comments
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