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Users Revolt After The Pirate Bay's Sale
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Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-01 15:46:33 237
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Author: Tim Smalley @ Bit-Tech
Following The Pirate Bay's announcement that it will sell the site to a Swedish software firm for £4.7 million, it comes as no surprise that the site's users have revolted.
"This is the ultimate knife in the back," wrote user 'aut alex' in the comments on The Pirate Bay's blog. "Rest in Peace TPB, the biggest sellout I have seen in my lifetime."
"Thank you for proving that everyone has a price. Indeed a sad day for the internets... world government gets a step closer," wrote another user.
The users also wrote an open letter to The Pirate Bay's new owners, which started; "We, the former owners of the website known as 'The Pirate Bay', and members of the online internet collective known as 'Anonymous', would like to make the following statement in the plainest possible terms...
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