The site’s defiance of international copyright laws quickly made it a target for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Whether viewed as a den of thieves or a bastion of freedom, The Pirate Bay remains a definitive chapter in the history of the internet. Unlike previous file-sharing sites that hosted the actual
Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij, and Peter Sunde launched The Pirate Bay. Unlike previous file-sharing sites that hosted the actual copyrighted files on their servers, TPB hosted files. These small files acted as maps, telling a user’s computer where to find pieces of a movie or song on other users' computers across the world. This distinction—the difference between hosting the content and pointing to it—would become the crux of their legal battles. But here is the twist: They appealed
But here is the twist: They appealed. Lost. Appealed again. Lost. Yet, Even while the founders were in prison, anonymous volunteers kept the servers running.
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