Thursday, 9. April 2009
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on April 9, 2009 at 11:54:00 AM CEST
The Pirate Bay's Anonymity Service Signs 100,000 Users Pre-Launch
Over 100,000 people have already signed up for The Pirate Bay’s new anonymity service, Ipredator, designed to hide IP addresses from the authorities, the Bay's spokesman says.
Last Wednesday, the controversial Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) became law in Sweden. Its main goal is to enable copyright holders to acquire data identifying people linked to illegal file sharing. Wired.com reported last week that internet use in Sweden dipped by 30 percent when IPRED came into force on April 1.
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