The Pirate Bay: a mini Borg?
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Amid a morass of unanswered questions about investment, participation, intentions and even whether or not it’s in a position to assimilate The Pirate Bay, the company is already casting about in other directions.
Its TPB buy will be concluded by August 27, CEO Hans Pandeya (right) has promised and when, and if, that happens, GGF, “will set their sights on other torrent sites, in the hope of expanding their business even further,” says TorrentFreak, going on:
“As if the plans for the Pirate Bay haven’t generated enough publicity and controversy,” Pandeya is, “already preparing his next move,” says the story, which has hin declaring:
“Aside from The Pirate Bay, the company aims to take over several other larger torrent sites.
“We will try to buy as many torrent sites as possible.”
Then, Pandeya told TorrentFreak, GGF — which has also said it’ll change its name to The Pirate Bay — hopes to, “turn these sites into large media stores where users can download content with the full permission of copyright holders”.
According to Hans Pandeya, “there are plenty of investors who are willing to partner with the company, and the entertainment industry is also following the latest developments with great interest,” says the story, adding:
“The real problem for GGF is one of a different nature. They can buy dozens of sites and cut deals with all the big movie studios and record labels, but they have to find a way to keep downloading free, or at least dirt cheap. If they can’t pull this off, their newly acquired userbase will flock to the next torrent site in a snap.”
Stay tuned
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
unanswered questions – Full steam ahead for The Pirate Bay?, August 5, 2009
TorrentFreak – GGF Plans Torrent Site Assimilation, August 5, 2009
change its name – Will GGF become The Pirate Bay?, July 30, 2009
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August 6th, 2009 at 9:55 am
The new strategy .. here’s a few million .. now go away?
August 6th, 2009 at 10:12 am
“According to Hans Pandeya, âthere are plenty of investors who are willing to partner with the company, and the entertainment industry is also following the latest developments with great interest.”
So I guess all those users of the Pirate Bay are following this with great interest as well?
I seriously doubt it. And what is your site without users? Nothing.
You can talk about the entertainment industry is following this with great interest all you want, but without users, the wheels won’t turn.
What kind of weed are these people smoking?
August 6th, 2009 at 11:28 am
The pattern continues.
1. Buy lawmakers and Judges.
2. Sue for a ridiculous amount of money, and win ( see 1 )
3. Make an offer the Victim can’t refuse.
4. Turn purchased property into a wasteland of corporate lameness.
August 6th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
while i agree with what Dredd has in the 4 points… i’m thinking there should be a #5
5. Give some lame ass company the money to “buy” all the torrent sites in an attempt to end filesharing that way!
as always, stw