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Written by Daniel
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 11:41 |
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With all the outrage over The Pirate Bay going legit, I think it's time to reconsider the merits of illegally media sharing
Michael Scalisi | Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:14 AM PDT
The world has changed since Napster introduced peer-to-peer file sharing in 1999, and the culture that made the practice seem necessary has transformed.
Global Gaming Factory X, a Swedish company, is in the process of purchasing The Pirate Bay (TPB) for $7.74 million. The company intends to continue to allow file sharing, but legally and by making sure content-owners get paid. It's speculated that it may also try to compete with YouTube in the user-uploaded video market. Regardless, what seems clear is that unchecked illegal downloading will come to a halt on TPB.
In the last five years, The Pirate Bay became the go-to site for finding torrents. Its 20 million users have enjoyed nearly unlimited access to copyrighted movies, music, and software.
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