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Anti-Piracy Group Rips Off Pirate Bay Website, Faces Lawsuit

39 points by felipebueno 14y ago

zwegner 14y ago
Seems kind of funny for TPB to be threatening a copyright infringement lawsuit. But then again, it's also funny for a pro-copyright organization to be blatantly ripping them off...
- gtr32x 14y ago
  ^ This. Irony is flowing in the air from both parties. TPB certainly had better alternatives than being 'angry' about such an incident. It's understood that CIPAC tried to play it clever. However it could've been such a smack to the face to CIPAC if TPB played it out its PR in another way.
  - unimpressive 14y ago
    This is obviously a way for the bay to point out the absurdity of copyright law.
- Zirro 14y ago
  A statement like: "We are outraged by this behavior. People must understand what is right and wrong. Stealing material like this on the internet is a threat to economies worldwide" should make it clear that they are joking. They even have a Kopimi-symbol (http://www.kopimi.com/kopimi http://www.kopimi.com/kopimi) on the site, making it clear that they encourage copying.
theevocater 14y ago
Talk about playing right into the pirate bay's hands. The Pirate Bay can sue the CIAPC and put on a show about how even copyright's defenders mess up.
bartl 14y ago
But!... But!... It's a parody! Fair use! Yeah, right.
- belorn 14y ago
  Fair use has their limits. Commercial use is commonly not covered.
- Pinckney 14y ago
  The logo and overall design might be parody, but copying the stylesheet (comments and all) would probably not have that defence.
mcintyre1994 14y ago
Genius move, but surely CIAPC will settle with whatever fee if it comes to anything. That case going to court can be nothing but bad for CIAPC - anything they say in defence will be strewn against them in future, a ruling either way costs them PR or legal precedent. Wouldn't like to be their lawyer.
- redthrowaway 14y ago
  Why would TPB settle? They make more than enough money from porn ads and autoplaying popunders. I'd think they'd relish the publicity and would love to get an actual judgement.
  - mcintyre1994 14y ago
    According to the article their terms give a fee for breaking them - I expect that'd act like an upper bound on what they can get in court. In that case, settling without legal fees would surely be preferable?

39 points by felipebueno 14y ago

Seems kind of funny for TPB to be threatening a copyright infringement lawsuit. But then again, it's also funny for a pro-copyright organization to be blatantly ripping them off...

gtr32x 14y ago
^ This. Irony is flowing in the air from both parties. TPB certainly had better alternatives than being 'angry' about such an incident. It's understood that CIPAC tried to play it clever. However it could've been such a smack to the face to CIPAC if TPB played it out its PR in another way.
- unimpressive 14y ago
  This is obviously a way for the bay to point out the absurdity of copyright law.
Zirro 14y ago
A statement like: "We are outraged by this behavior. People must understand what is right and wrong. Stealing material like this on the internet is a threat to economies worldwide" should make it clear that they are joking. They even have a Kopimi-symbol (http://www.kopimi.com/kopimi http://www.kopimi.com/kopimi) on the site, making it clear that they encourage copying.

theevocater 14y ago

Talk about playing right into the pirate bay's hands. The Pirate Bay can sue the CIAPC and put on a show about how even copyright's defenders mess up.

bartl 14y ago

But!... But!... It's a parody! Fair use! Yeah, right.

belorn 14y ago
Fair use has their limits. Commercial use is commonly not covered.
Pinckney 14y ago
The logo and overall design might be parody, but copying the stylesheet (comments and all) would probably not have that defence.

mcintyre1994 14y ago

Genius move, but surely CIAPC will settle with whatever fee if it comes to anything. That case going to court can be nothing but bad for CIAPC - anything they say in defence will be strewn against them in future, a ruling either way costs them PR or legal precedent. Wouldn't like to be their lawyer.

redthrowaway 14y ago
Why would TPB settle? They make more than enough money from porn ads and autoplaying popunders. I'd think they'd relish the publicity and would love to get an actual judgement.
- mcintyre1994 14y ago
  According to the article their terms give a fee for breaking them - I expect that'd act like an upper bound on what they can get in court. In that case, settling without legal fees would surely be preferable?