Arr! Avast Ye Matey, There be Copyright Free Land Ahoy

One of the world’s most popular websites for finding music, movies and software for illegal download could buy its own “island” in a bid to avoid copyright laws.

The controversial website – http://www.thepiratebay.org – is currently based in Sweden. It was shut down by police in May 2006 but reopened using servers in the Netherlands before returning to Sweden in June 2006.

On Friday, those behind the Pirate Bay established a new website – http://www.buysealand.com. This hosts discussion forums and aims to secure donations in order to buy Sealand, a former British naval platform 10 kilometres from the eastern coast of Britain.

“It’s not only about Pirate Bay, it’s more about having a nation with no copyright laws,” says one of those behind the site, who gave his name only as Peter.

Source: New Scientist Tech

Please forgive my attempt at pirate speak, I’ll leave that for Sept 19 – Talk Like a Pirate Day