The new owners of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay say users will be paid for sharing files. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8128551.stm
Read more »Cash for Pirate Bay file-sharers
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Pirate Bay lawyer calls for retrial
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A lawyer representing one of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial has called for a retrial after reports that the judge was a member of the same copyright protection organisations as several of the main entertainment industry representatives.
Read more »The Pirate Bay to roll out secure €5 per month VPN service
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The Pirate Bay is planning to launch a paid VPN service for users looking to cover their tracks when torrenting. The new service will be called IPREDator, named after the Swedish Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) that will go into effect in April. IPREDator is currently in private beta and is expected to go public next week for €5 per month.
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