The Pirate Party of Canada

[computer_girrrl]

Downloading.  Practically everyone does it, most wouldn't admit it if they were asked by someone who they felt could get them in trouble.

The Pirate Bay, one of the very common and known downloading sites has been purchased.  It's likely this may turn into a paid service like Napster (because that turned out really well??)

Canada, not to be

Comments

[angelica_wl]

There's been written so much about TPB in Norwegian newspapers lately. TPB is Swedish, so the journalists are very into it.

I think that instead of using so much money trying to catch and punish the people who download/upload, the business should spend the money trying to find a way that downloading/torrents and copyright can work together. If I could download a movie for free if I listened/watched a commercial or two, I'd do it without thinking twice! The same goes for music, although we are actually going somewhere. I signed up for Spotify (also Swedish!) where you can stream the music for free, but you have to hear an advertisement for each fifth song, if I remember correctly. It's genious, but they are not making enough money. It's a shame.

Oooh, and look! I even got a pirate icon ;)