torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-sold-to-software-company-goes-legal-090630/
According to gaming company Global Gaming Factory X, it is in the the process of acquiring The Pirate Bay for $7.8m (SEK 60 million). The acquisition is scheduled to be completed by August and will see the site launch new business models to compensate content providers and copyright owners.
heard about that one this morning......
"Psssst....hey Global Gaming Factory.....pssssst.....yeah you....you guys over there.......I represent .....sum fellas.....you know.......we got a present fors ya........no no...all legit and the like........I've got some fellas with certain...."interests"......
.....see you buys this company and we "invest" in your company to protect our interests.......remember ebay buying skype for no reasons? ....yeah yeah....same thing.....we give you money, you buy the thorn in our side and help us change it making it look all legit. .......YOU IN?"
Originally posted by: arigato
Whatevs. torrents are way bigger than PB.
then there's their anonimity service (ipredator.se) which has a reported 100,000 beta subscribes and will cost about €5/month once launched.
Wow, that's a nice profit model right there...
Can't wait to see what else they get up to, these guys are pretty clever.
I wouldn't give them to much credit, after all they are facing prison sentences and have been pretty douchey while all of this has been going down. Their anonymity services is the same as a whole bunch of others that have been around for ages at least one of them (bitblinder.com) employs a business model that allows free use.
think Jon Stewart summed it up best - with the recent rise of actual pirates, these guys will have to revert to their previous moniker - fucking thieves
