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Pirate Bay launched with new IP, optimized for proxies
Pirate Bay launched with new IP, optimized for proxies
The Pirate Bay has responded to court-ordered blocks in several countries by launching its site using a new IP and optimizing for proxy usage. 23 May 2012 - 5 comments
Hacker claims responsibility for Pirate Bay attack
Hacker claims responsibility for Pirate Bay attack
A hacker by the name of "Nyre" has claimed responsibility for the recent DDoS attack on The Pirate Bay. The torrent tracker went down temporarily ...... 19 May 2012 - 3 comments
Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack
Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack
Pirate Bay largely inaccessible for 24 hours due to an ongoing distributed denial of service attack. 16 May 2012 - 4 comments
Pirate Bay founder requests clemency in eleventh hour
Pirate Bay founder requests clemency in eleventh hour
After being convicted in 2009 and losing appeals, the time has finally come for the founders of the infamous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay ...... 11 May 2012 - 2 comments
Pirate Bay denounces DDoS attacks
Pirate Bay denounces DDoS attacks
The Pirate Bay disapproves of distributed denial of service attacks against websites that are carried out as revenge for blocking the site. 11 May 2012 - 3 comments
Pirate Bay: Court bans help to circumvent block
Pirate Bay: Court bans help to circumvent block
A Dutch court has banned the country's Pirate Party from aiding users to get around the Pirate Bay block in effect in the country. 11 May 2012 - 6 comments
Dutch court orders Pirate Bay block
Dutch court orders Pirate Bay block
After becoming the first EU country to enshrine Net Neutality principles into national law, a court in the Netherlands has ordered the Pirate Bay blocked by ISPs. 10 May 2012 - 3 comments
Torrent sites, Vimeo blocked in India
Torrent sites, Vimeo blocked in India
Although the government has not confirmed the move, news out of India is that there has been a massive blocking of torrent and other video-sharing sites. ...... 07 May 2012 - 9 comments
The Pirate Bay sees increase in traffic after UK ban
The Pirate Bay sees increase in traffic after UK ban
Last week, the High Court ruled that all UK ISPs must block The Pirate Bay. Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin Media must ...... 05 May 2012 - 3 comments
The Pirate Bay stops distributing .torrent files
The Pirate Bay stops distributing .torrent files
The Pirate Bay has ceased distributing torrent files, a necessary move, they say, to "step forward in technology." Instead of torrent files, ...... 29 Feb 2012 - 30 comments
The Pirate Bay says they are like early Hollywood pirates
The Pirate Bay says they are like early Hollywood pirates
A statement from The Pirate Bay explains how they are like the film pioneers who moved the movie industry to Hollywood. 23 Jan 2012 - 21 comments
Finnish ISP forced to block The Pirate Bay
Finnish ISP forced to block The Pirate Bay
The district court of Helsinki has ordered one of the Finland's largest internet service providers to seize access to the popular filesharing ...... 09 Jan 2012 - 7 comments
The Pirate Bay opens 3D section
The Pirate Bay opens 3D section
The Pirate Bay has launched a new section in their torrent tracker, one for 3D. Since its launch, the site has had standard categories like ...... 07 Sep 2011 - 3 comments
Finnish record labels seek Pirate Bay block
Finnish record labels seek Pirate Bay block
A group of Finnish record labels are attempting to get the Pirate Bay BitTorrent website blocked in the country. The group has filed a petition ...... 26 May 2011 - 6 comments
The Pirate Bay's Music Bay is 'coming soon'
The Pirate Bay's "Music Bay" is 'coming soon'
A few years ago, the infamous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay registered The Music Bay domain, but did nothing with it. It appears now, however, ...... 24 Jan 2011 - 12 comments
Pirate Bay founders lose appeal in file-sharing case
Pirate Bay founders lose appeal in file-sharing case
Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundstrom, the founders of infamous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay have lost their appeal this week, in a ...... 27 Nov 2010 - 22 comments
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