Comment by freyr
13 years ago
"...being persecuted for beliefs of freedom of information."
Seriously?
The Pirate Bay's "freedom of information" posturing is a complete farce. The site exists for the sole purpose of making money for its operators. Messages like this one, whether satire or not, expose the site for what it is. It makes money by ripping content from the distribution channels chosen by the content authors, repackaging it, and giving it away for free while raking in advertising dollars. In the process, they deny content authors the freedom to select channel of distribution that will allow them to be compensated for their work.
Technology has paved the way for improved means of distributing content, but this is not it.
The only upside of TPB is that it will disrupt the existing content delivery chain enough to force some innovation in a space dominated by a few very large and very stagnant players.
> In the process, they deny content authors the freedom to select channel of distribution that will allow them to be compensated for their work.
Pre-supposing one supports intellectual property.