Very interesting behind the scenes article on The Pirate Bay

[FlyingPenguin]

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0, ... =rss.index

[Slugbait]

OK, maybe I'm out of touch...this spammer also runs The Pirate Bay?

[Slugbait]

nm, just realized you cut-n-pasted the same link from a different thread...

New link, please

[FlyingPenguin]

Oops. Damn clipboard! Link fixed: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0, ... =rss.index

[MegaVectra]

Some of the repliies to the threatening letters sent in by lawyers are hilarious.

http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php

[Executioner]

Originally posted by MegaVectra
Some of the repliies to the threatening letters sent in by lawyers are hilarious.

http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php

Yeah like this one:

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:14:46 -0100 (GMT)
From: anakata
To: Peter Pehrson - enya.com <peter@enya.com>
Subject: Re: For your information

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, Peter Pehrson - enya.com wrote:

> Fredrik Neij
> PRQ Inet / SE 969700-4027
> Box 1206, SE 11479 Stockholm, Sweden
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> FOR YOUR INFORMATION
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Dear Fredrik Neij,
>
> it has come to our attention that a number of our works and trade marks now appear on your own website.
>
> http://thepiratebay.org/torrents-details.php?id=3215747
> <http://thepiratebay.org/torrents-detail ... 5747&hit=1> &hit=1
> Enya A Box Of Dreams - 886 transfers
>
http://thepiratebay.org/torrents-details.php?id=3252776
> <http://thepiratebay.org/torrents-detail ... 2776&hit=1> &hit=1
> Enya - The Celts - 291 transfers
>
> http://thepiratebay.org/torrents-details.php?id=3252777
> <http://thepiratebay.org/torrents-detail ... 2777&hit=1> &hit=1
> Enya - Watermark - 316 transfers
>
> http://thepiratebay.org/torrents-details.php?id=3230233
> <http://thepiratebay.org/torrents-detail ... 0233&hit=1> &hit=1
> Enya - The Celts - 386 transfers
>
> As these albums are under Copyright and no EU or >Swedish law allows unauthorized distribution of this >ripped music, you are in violation of our Copyright.
>
> You are additionally in violation of Swedish and EU law >as you are violating our Trade Mark by listing Trade Mark >protected names (protected under Swedish law) on your >web page without permission.
>
> You have 72 hours to completely remove the above links.
>
> After this you will receive 1 (ONE) legal note from GrayZone. You will receive no further notices.
>
> Also please note that making this email public or >ridiculing it will result in immediate legal action and we >are also contacting RipeNCC for suspension.
>
> Regards
> Peter Pehrson
> aigle music / warner music international

Dear whatever-you-are, thank you for providing us and our users with such great entertainment. I'm not talking about Enya (hey, Enya ****ing sucks), but instead of your
nonsensical email.

You have
- confused us with our ISP
- no knowledge whatsoever about BitTorrent
- no knowledge whatsoever of the appliciable laws (trademark or copyright)
- made very entertaining threats (hey, go ahead and contact RIPE NCC,
please, I beg you)

You have scored 10 out of 10 points on our Legal Threats Entertainment scale. You win the grand prize: A lifetime of ridicule on our legal threats section (http://static.thepiratebay.org/legal/) !
Congratulations!

Please also note that I'm not currently out of toilet paper, so you may wait a while before sending legal papers.

> ================================================
> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, and >any attachments thereto, is for the sole use of the >intended recipient(s) and may contain legally privileged >and/or confidential information. Any unauthorized review, >use, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you >are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender >by reply email and permanently delete all copies of the >original message. ================================================
Yeah, right...

[Nomad]

Well the music industry here in the US does seem to have a "one-worlded" kind of mindset. I mean they cant make the rules for every ****ing country on this here planet of ours, or at least for the time being that is.

Not that im condoning anything though