Warner Bros. Acquires The Pirate Bay

Schtumple · 08:57 PM

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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.

Torrent Freak Press Article

The Pirate Bay Frontpage

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, 08:37 PM

If you can intimidate them, harass them, sue them, simply buy them.

Malfoy · Mar 31, 2009, 08:43 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, 08:45 PM

April Fools

TwinCities Dan · Mar 31, 2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Malfoy

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, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Schtumple

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

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, 08:49 PM

I saw the thread title and nearly had a heart attack!

Abstract · Mar 31, 2009, 09:52 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 · 10:46 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, 10:25 PM

Heh so it begins.

neonblue2 · Apr 1, 2009, 07:06 AM

The Euro seems to have come up in the world.

theLimit · Apr 1, 2009, 03:37 PM

If someone gave me a leet 13.37 billion dollars I wouldn't need TPB.

McBeats · Apr 1, 2009, 07:47 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, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by yg17

I saw the thread title and nearly had a heart attack!

Me too!!

Keebler · Apr 1, 2009, 08:05 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, 06:26 PM

O_O dang it! fooled once again!!!!

iMpathetic · Apr 7, 2009, 06:28 PM

I was about to go into conniptions.

synth3tik · Apr 7, 2009, 06:30 PM

13.37 billion reason to hate both WB and PB.

MorzillA · Apr 7, 2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by iMpathetic

I was about to go into conniptions.

ROFLMAO!!!

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Originally Posted by synth3tik

13.37 billion reason to hate both WB and PB.

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

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Apr 1, 2009, 07:06 AM	#11
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theLimit macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: up tha holler, acrost tha crick	If someone gave me a leet 13.37 billion dollars I wouldn't need TPB.
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Apr 7, 2009, 06:28 PM	#17
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