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03-11-2012, 07:29 AM
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/The-Pirate-Bay-Raid-Leak-Police-Investigation,14967.html
Authorities are said to be gearing up for another raid on the Pirate Bay.
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It hasn't exactly been smooth sailing for the Pirate Bay over the last few years, but the site has managed to soldier on, despite the controversy that surrounds it. This week, we learn that the waters are about to get even choppier for the good ship Pirate Bay as the site claims the police are preparing for a raid. In a blog post published this morning, the site said that it had learned of an ongoing investigation into the Pirate Bay that had been launched in 2010. Furthermore, it is believed that this investigation will eventually lead to a raid.
"[...] the Swedish district attorney Fredrik Ingblad initiated a new investigation into The Pirate Bay back in 2010. Information has been leaked to us every now and then by multiple sources, almost on a regular basis. It's an interesting read," the Pirate Bay said earlier today. "We can certainly understand why WikiLeaks wished to be hosted in Sweden, since so much data leaks there. The reason that we get the leaks is usually that the whistleblowers does not agree with what is going on. Something that the governments should have in mind - even your own people does not agree."
Since this posting went live this morning, the Pirate Bay team has confirmed to TorrentFreak that the announcement is not a joke; the authorities have obtained warrants to 'snoop around in sensitive places,' and two known anti-piracy prosecutors (the aforementioned Frederick Ingblad and Henrik Rasmusson) are thought to be involved. The Pirate Bay remains adamant that it is not doing anything illegal and says it will be staying put.
"We think that the investigation is interesting considering nothing that TPB does is illegal. Rather we find it interesting that a country like Sweden is being so abused by lobbyists and that this can be kept up," the site wrote. "They're using scare tactics, putting pressure on the wrong people, like providers and users. All out of fear from the big country in the west, and with an admiration for their big fancy wallets. We're staying put where we are. We're going no-where. But we have a message to hollywood, the investigators and the prosecutors: LOL."
The Pirate Bay was last raided in 2006, which led to the conviction of the four Pirate Bay founders.
Authorities are said to be gearing up for another raid on the Pirate Bay.
Zoom
It hasn't exactly been smooth sailing for the Pirate Bay over the last few years, but the site has managed to soldier on, despite the controversy that surrounds it. This week, we learn that the waters are about to get even choppier for the good ship Pirate Bay as the site claims the police are preparing for a raid. In a blog post published this morning, the site said that it had learned of an ongoing investigation into the Pirate Bay that had been launched in 2010. Furthermore, it is believed that this investigation will eventually lead to a raid.
"[...] the Swedish district attorney Fredrik Ingblad initiated a new investigation into The Pirate Bay back in 2010. Information has been leaked to us every now and then by multiple sources, almost on a regular basis. It's an interesting read," the Pirate Bay said earlier today. "We can certainly understand why WikiLeaks wished to be hosted in Sweden, since so much data leaks there. The reason that we get the leaks is usually that the whistleblowers does not agree with what is going on. Something that the governments should have in mind - even your own people does not agree."
Since this posting went live this morning, the Pirate Bay team has confirmed to TorrentFreak that the announcement is not a joke; the authorities have obtained warrants to 'snoop around in sensitive places,' and two known anti-piracy prosecutors (the aforementioned Frederick Ingblad and Henrik Rasmusson) are thought to be involved. The Pirate Bay remains adamant that it is not doing anything illegal and says it will be staying put.
"We think that the investigation is interesting considering nothing that TPB does is illegal. Rather we find it interesting that a country like Sweden is being so abused by lobbyists and that this can be kept up," the site wrote. "They're using scare tactics, putting pressure on the wrong people, like providers and users. All out of fear from the big country in the west, and with an admiration for their big fancy wallets. We're staying put where we are. We're going no-where. But we have a message to hollywood, the investigators and the prosecutors: LOL."
The Pirate Bay was last raided in 2006, which led to the conviction of the four Pirate Bay founders.