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The Pirate Bay still lives
Despite 15 years of legal action, jailed founders, and countless takedown demands, The Pirate Bay still remains live on the 'net.
This is the story of a plain-looking website that sprung from the most fertile period of the early internet, blatantly raised its middle fingers at intellectual property laws and copyright owners and lived for what is an eternity in the timeline of digital evolution. Its thrived, growing from 25 million users to reportedly more than double that figure over the last 10 years, and shows little sign of slowing down. Its a testament to what an anonymous crew can do if they really believe in the cause of giving us access to these products that are so corporatized and endlessly monetized, John says.
Google is happy to list it:
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