Pirate Bay Surrenders to Hollywood, interview with co-founder Peter Sunde (BB Video)

(This episode sponsored by WEPC.com) Founders of The Pirate Bay have made a deal to sell off "the world's largest BitTorrent tracker" to a Swedish gaming company for about $7.8 million.

More than 20 million visitors use the site each month. This April, TPB's three founders and a representative of their ISP were sentenced to a year in prison and damages of about $4 million over allegations of copyright violation.

A week before the news was announced, I interviewed Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde at the Open Video Conference in New York City, about that lawsuit, and about their plans for the future. He mentioned that "huge, huge news" was coming up, but refused to disclose the news at that time. Here is our conversation. - Xeni Jardin

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[8010580]

Long Live The Pirate Bay!

[HORRORTV1]

Long live the pirate bay. Information should be free.

[somedvl]

I miss Megaupload.

[ShaggyThe64]

I want to clarify something. I am American and I would never support Anticopyright, and i don't know of a single person that would. These laws exist because of horrible monstrous people with black souls of greed. Combine those people with the US political system(A smörgåsbord of corrupt politicians that will take bribes from anyone)and you get uncontrollable chaos.

Don't say Fuck the American people. We hate these laws as much as you do.

Say Fuck the American Political System. It's broken

[novaturbkkk]

i just downloaded this video !!

[SquareCrystal]

fuck Americans. and America.

[drunkglitch]

fuck america how is paying 1.29 USD a song freedom?

[doctorseaweed2]

FUCK THE GOVERNMENT.

[GetAtMeBroHD]

Long Live The Pirate Bay! Norway FTW!

[barkingspider056]

I hate the shit laws the US is coming up with I'm going to keep on downloading torrents

[fourplayerarcade]

@mat31new Well you do know with americas power they can close down youtube right? and youtube is a world wide network so goodbye youtube then goodbye google then goodbye millions of websites such as facebook twitter and others now this also stops letsplays world wide and it also stops livestream sites such as Twitch and Justin tv also they will be destroying stuff such as people who make little videos with bacgourn music if this law gets passed you shouldnt be saying fuck america but Fuck S.O.PA

[michaeldouw]

fuck you america... i'm gonna keep on downloading