TPB Gone?

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Iron Woode

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perhaps this has something to do with it?

On January, 31 2008 Pirate Bay operators Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were charged with "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: Iron Woode
perhaps this has something to do with it?

On January, 31 2008 Pirate Bay operators Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were charged with "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws.

lol, is that serious? there's no way that can be a crime.
 

SoulAssassin

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
perhaps this has something to do with it?

On January, 31 2008 Pirate Bay operators Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were charged with "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws.

lol, is that serious? there's no way that can be a crime.

I think everyone should pirate music and mov...hold on a sec...there's someone at the door...
 

pontifex

Lifer
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Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
perhaps this has something to do with it?

On January, 31 2008 Pirate Bay operators Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were charged with "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws.

lol, is that serious? there's no way that can be a crime.

I think everyone should pirate music and mov...hold on a sec...there's someone at the door...

exactly my point
 

tasmanian

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
perhaps this has something to do with it?

On January, 31 2008 Pirate Bay operators Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were charged with "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws.

lol, is that serious? there's no way that can be a crime.

I think everyone should pirate music and mov...hold on a sec...there's someone at the door...

exactly my point

Yes the lawsuit is real.

"we're doing upgrades! really technical shit, but we're gonna be back up soon."

from the irc channel

http://suprbay.org/showthread.php?t=10051&page=6
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
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Originally posted by: tasmanian
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
perhaps this has something to do with it?

On January, 31 2008 Pirate Bay operators Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were charged with "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws.

lol, is that serious? there's no way that can be a crime.

I think everyone should pirate music and mov...hold on a sec...there's someone at the door...

exactly my point

Yes the lawsuit is real.

"we're doing upgrades! really technical shit, but we're gonna be back up soon."

from the irc channel

http://suprbay.org/showthread.php?t=10051&page=6

promoting it is illegal? i admit i know nothing about the laws, but how is this lawsuit legal?
if i promote pot smoking but never do it myself, am i doing something illegal?
 

flxnimprtmscl

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: tasmanian
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
perhaps this has something to do with it?

On January, 31 2008 Pirate Bay operators Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were charged with "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws.

lol, is that serious? there's no way that can be a crime.

I think everyone should pirate music and mov...hold on a sec...there's someone at the door...

exactly my point

Yes the lawsuit is real.

"we're doing upgrades! really technical shit, but we're gonna be back up soon."

from the irc channel

http://suprbay.org/showthread.php?t=10051&page=6

promoting it is illegal? i admit i know nothing about the laws, but how is this lawsuit legal?
if i promote pot smoking but never do it myself, am i doing something illegal?

If you're even thinking about promoting pot, though you don't smoke it yourself, you're still breaking the law. At least that's the direction we're heading anyway. Thought crime FTW.
 

tasmanian

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Dec 22, 2006
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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: tasmanian
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
perhaps this has something to do with it?

On January, 31 2008 Pirate Bay operators Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were charged with "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws.

lol, is that serious? there's no way that can be a crime.

I think everyone should pirate music and mov...hold on a sec...there's someone at the door...

exactly my point

Yes the lawsuit is real.

"we're doing upgrades! really technical shit, but we're gonna be back up soon."

from the irc channel

http://suprbay.org/showthread.php?t=10051&page=6

promoting it is illegal? i admit i know nothing about the laws, but how is this lawsuit legal?
if i promote pot smoking but never do it myself, am i doing something illegal?

Its not illegal but the RIAA and MPAA bugged the swedish government enough to get a lawsuit.
 

SoulAssassin

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Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: tasmanian
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
perhaps this has something to do with it?

On January, 31 2008 Pirate Bay operators Fredrik Neij, Per Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were charged with "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws.

lol, is that serious? there's no way that can be a crime.

I think everyone should pirate music and mov...hold on a sec...there's someone at the door...

exactly my point

Yes the lawsuit is real.

"we're doing upgrades! really technical shit, but we're gonna be back up soon."

from the irc channel

http://suprbay.org/showthread.php?t=10051&page=6

promoting it is illegal? i admit i know nothing about the laws, but how is this lawsuit legal?
if i promote pot smoking but never do it myself, am i doing something illegal?

If you're even thinking about promoting pot, though you don't smoke it yourself, you're still breaking the law. At least that's the direction we're heading anyway. Thought crime FTW.

You've never read High Times I assume?
 

pontifex

Lifer
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imagine what we could do if people put as much time and money into something important or worthwhile as they do with this type of shit?