Strange Piracy

Filed under:Da Web — posted by jbs on August 21, 2005 @ 6:40 pm

I just found this site The Pirate Bay (http://www.piratebay.com). I’m not linking to it for obvious legal reasons. And, really, I don’t support piracy. Even though I think the current crop of IP laws are crap, I still believe in the Rule of Law.
However, looking at their inventory isn’t breaking any laws. Their inventory is a surprise.

First, I figured it would all be porn. But it’s not. I was more than a little surprised that the O.C. made the top 100 downloads. i mean, I like the show a lot, but who knew it would be a favorite amongst downloaders.

The site is all BitTorrent too, which makes me think it won’t be around long. BT is not a good choice for real piracy since it
isn’t all that good at preserving anonymity.



image: detail of installation by Bronwyn Lace