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Schtumple
Mar 31, 2009, 09:32 PM
After years of hostility, lawsuits, police raids and heated invective between the two groups, the Pirate Bay has today announced they have settled their differences with US media conglomerate Warner Bros. The largest BitTorrent tracker has sold out to Hollywood and the two have agreed a deal.

The deal is set to be worth $13.37B (€10), as a sign of the recent acquisition, the PB has put up this image on their home page, as a symbol of their new found partner.

http://static.thepiratebay.org/doodles/dummasill09.png

Torrent Freak Press Article (http://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-acquires-the-pirate-bay-090401/)

The Pirate Bay Frontpage (http://thepiratebay.org/)

I really couldn't believe this would happen, some people are dissapointed with the PB, saying people need to highlight peoples posts to show the "real" truth about this deal, pressing for more details, some are saying they've now sold out and lost their edge, personally, I think it's a great move, it'll mean that they can become the worlds largest distributor of LEGAL media.





If anyone believes this, you've just been fool'd



bruinsrme
Mar 31, 2009, 09:37 PM
If you can intimidate them, harass them, sue them, simply buy them.

Malfoy
Mar 31, 2009, 09:43 PM
I'm guessing torrentfreak is a euro site.

Look at the date of the post.

I'll give you a hint of where I'm going with this: its April for them....

smurfjammer
Mar 31, 2009, 09:45 PM
April Fools :D

TwinCities Dan
Mar 31, 2009, 09:47 PM
I'm guessing torrentfreak is a euro site.

Look at the date of the post.

I'll give you a hint of where I'm going with this: its April for them....

Classic

Perrumpo
Mar 31, 2009, 09:48 PM
The deal is set to be worth $13.37B (€10), as a sign of the recent acquisition, the PB has put up this image on their home page, as a symbol of their new found partner.

Torrent Freak Press Article (http://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-acquires-the-pirate-bay-090401/)

I really couldn't believe this would happen, some people are dissapointed with the PB, saying people need to highlight peoples posts to show the "real" truth about this deal, pressing for more details, some are saying they've now sold out and lost their edge, personally, I think it's a great move, it'll mean that they can become the worlds largest distributor of LEGAL media.





If anyone believes this, you've just been fool'd

lol... good one.

yg17
Mar 31, 2009, 09:49 PM
I saw the thread title and nearly had a heart attack!

Abstract
Mar 31, 2009, 10:52 PM
Yeah, if they were gone, it would be one less place to go for their illegal downloads. What would people do, buy it?

GSMiller
Mar 31, 2009, 10:59 PM
*Sigh*

It's not even April 1st here yet and I can already see tomorrow is going to be one loooong day.

MacNut
Mar 31, 2009, 11:25 PM
Heh so it begins.

neonblue2
Apr 1, 2009, 08:06 AM
The Euro seems to have come up in the world.

theLimit
Apr 1, 2009, 04:37 PM
If someone gave me a leet 13.37 billion dollars I wouldn't need TPB.

McBeats
Apr 1, 2009, 08:47 PM
lol leet.....


I knew it was a joke as soon as I saw it, but seeing 1337 in the price put the icing on the cake.

Mr. lax
Apr 1, 2009, 08:59 PM
I saw the thread title and nearly had a heart attack!

Me too!!

Keebler
Apr 1, 2009, 09:05 PM
i also read that after the latest police raids, lawsuits and lawyer fees that the final deal is 13.36B going to Warner Bros :)

MorzillA
Apr 7, 2009, 07:26 PM
O_O dang it! fooled once again!!!!:(


:apple:

iMpathetic
Apr 7, 2009, 07:28 PM
I was about to go into conniptions.

synth3tik
Apr 7, 2009, 07:30 PM
13.37 billion reason to hate both WB and PB.

MorzillA
Apr 7, 2009, 07:32 PM
I was about to go into conniptions.


ROFLMAO!!!



13.37 billion reason to hate both WB and PB.

...dam right........