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  • The Pirate Bay plans to buy island (File sharing website)

    01/12/2007 7:20:52 PM PST · by RWR8189 · 33 replies · 2,164+ views
    The Local ^ | January 12, 2007 | James Savage
    Swedish file-sharing website The Pirate Bay is planning to buy its own nation in an attempt to circumvent international copyright laws. The group has set up a campaign to raise money to buy Sealand, a former British naval platform in the North Sea that has been designated a 'micronation', and claims to be outside the jurisdiction of the UK or any other country. The Pirate Bay says it is the world's largest 'bit torrent tracker', and is a popular way of sharing music, films, software and other copyrighted material online. It has been under the scrutiny of authorities in Sweden...