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Title: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:36:06: http://torrentfreak.com/swedish-police-raid-the-pirate-bay-site-offline-141209/

well ****
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:38:21: Whack a Mole

But, seriously, I went there occasionally and was glad to have it.

Information wants to be free.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: Novus on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:43:52: They'll be back in a few days
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: hwood34 on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:45:03: Quote from: the1onewolf on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:43:52
They'll be back in a few days
this
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: FrostyToast on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:47:43: No different from any other raid.
Eventually the bosses will respawn.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: noisyturtle on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:48:18: Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:47:43
No different from any other raid.
Eventually the bosses will respawn.

:))
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: Puddsy on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:57:50: I give it a week, before it pops up again
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: fohat.digs on Tue, 09 December 2014, 21:25:56: Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:47:43

No different from any other raid.

I don't know. As far as I can tell, nothing has really filled the void from when Megaupload went down a couple of years ago.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 09 December 2014, 21:43:05: Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 09 December 2014, 21:25:56
Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:47:43

No different from any other raid.

I don't know. As far as I can tell, nothing has really filled the void from when Megaupload went down a couple of years ago.

megaupload is for n00bers..

Also.. The largest powerhouse tracker are RUssian.. good luck extraditing their servers...

bet they got all dem migs protecting all the pirated stuff. (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/bye2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862494)
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: iri on Wed, 10 December 2014, 00:25:11: I use rutracker and rutor.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: Novus on Wed, 10 December 2014, 00:29:53: Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 09 December 2014, 21:43:05
Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 09 December 2014, 21:25:56
Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 09 December 2014, 19:47:43

No different from any other raid.

I don't know. As far as I can tell, nothing has really filled the void from when Megaupload went down a couple of years ago.

megaupload is for n00bers..

Also.. The largest powerhouse tracker are RUssian.. good luck extraditing their servers...

bet they got all dem migs protecting all the pirated stuff.
Show Image
(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/bye2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862494)

What do you use?
Usenet, IRC?
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: StylinGreymon on Wed, 10 December 2014, 04:23:06: I don't use TPB anymore, but I hope they bounce back soon.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 10 December 2014, 04:33:55: It's back up already I think
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 10 December 2014, 04:49:08: I don't think I've used a torrent client in about 2 years now and I've missed out on very little. It's just more inconvenient to pirate than it is to buy/have a subscription plan. The only thing that it makes getting more difficult is TV shows, luckily though most of TV is ****.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:23:07: Tp4 doesn't condone the download and viewing of pirated material..
Tp4 has never intentionally used any such material.. They were all accidents..
Tp4 doesn't even know how to use torrent..
Tp4 only watches wholesome material legally purchased @ the local bluray sales events.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: azhdar on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:30:54: Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:23:07
Tp4 doesn't condone the download and viewing of pirated material..
Tp4 has never intentionally used any such material.. They were all accidents..
Tp4 doesn't even know how to use torrent..
Tp4 only watches wholesome material legally purchased @ the local bluray sales events.
Accidents ....
(http://i.imgur.com/AiSsP5U.png)
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:34:43: Quote from: azhdar on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:30:54
Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:23:07
Tp4 doesn't condone the download and viewing of pirated material..
Tp4 has never intentionally used any such material.. They were all accidents..
Tp4 doesn't even know how to use torrent..
Tp4 only watches wholesome material legally purchased @ the local bluray sales events.
Accidents ....
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/AiSsP5U.png)

(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/whaaat2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862525)

Photoshop !!
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: hwood34 on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:53:08: thepiratebay.cr
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: Evo_Spec on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:58:29: Quote from: hwood34 on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:53:08
thepiratebay.cr
Yay~~~
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: katushkin on Wed, 10 December 2014, 08:06:32: Quote from: hwood34 on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:53:08
thepiratebay.cr

**** Virgin Media. They've blocked that for me.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: SL89 on Wed, 10 December 2014, 08:07:36: Quote from: hwood34 on Wed, 10 December 2014, 07:53:08
thepiratebay.cr

just a mirror, not the real deal as it were.

I also just found this (http://blog.brokep.com/2014/12/09/the-pirate-bay-down-forever/)as well, interesting insight into the situation, and he has some interesting points.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: Coreda on Wed, 10 December 2014, 08:20:22: (http://i.imgur.com/CcAgdZi.jpg)

"tp, don't die on me!"

btw is there anyone on GH who actually doesn't care for torrented media? Seems like most here are a-okay with it.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 10 December 2014, 08:54:03: I would think they would have learned by now they are not going to win against piratebay and just give up. All that happens when they do these things is cause a mild annoyance for couple day. I bet it cost them far more to go through the seizure process than it does for TBP to replace the hardware that are stolen from them.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 10 December 2014, 09:52:31: Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 10 December 2014, 08:54:03
I would think they would have learned by now they are not going to win against piratebay and just give up. All that happens when they do these things is cause a mild annoyance for couple day. I bet it cost them far more to go through the seizure process than it does for TBP to replace the hardware that are stolen from them.

fighting TPB is like fighting THE ENTIRE INTERNET.. it's not gonna happen..

The internet has been the BIG equalizer against owners of capital...

Any small town guy has as much power as anyone else..
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 10 December 2014, 12:09:21: Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 10 December 2014, 08:54:03
I would think they would have learned by now they are not going to win against piratebay and just give up. All that happens when they do these things is cause a mild annoyance for couple day. I bet it cost them far more to go through the seizure process than it does for TBP to replace the hardware that are stolen from them.

I imagine they are more than aware of this and only do these kinds of things for the press so they can say they are working hard on it etc etc
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 10 December 2014, 12:26:17: But its a non issue to real people. No one cares about it but the MPAA/RIAA and their lawyers, who paid them to do these 'laws' in the first place. They are not impressing anyone else.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 10 December 2014, 12:31:28: Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 10 December 2014, 12:26:17
But its a non issue to real people. No one cares about it but the MPAA/RIAA and their lawyers, who paid them to do these 'laws' in the first place. They are not impressing anyone else.

Not designed to impress anyone else. This is my assumption anyway. A person or a group of people with power(money) make demands on the police and they are at least half forced to show some sort of willing so come fundraising they don't get shafted.

Again these are my assumptions based on the fact that the police investigating these things arnt stupid and know full well that they could raid several server banks and the pirate bay would still be back up within an hour or two
Title: Re: Pirate Bay and other major torrent sites shut down - servers seized!
Post by: Novus on Wed, 10 December 2014, 15:50:28: I wish I pirated dragon age inquisition. That piece of **** buggy game with ****ty controls