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21clicks · 08-15-2007, 02:58 PM

The founders of bittorrent tracking site and Scandinavian anti-copyright activist icon The Pirate Bay say they intend to continue their crusade against those in favour of tight file sharing legislation by re-opening the SuprNova.org website.

SuprNova was closed in 2004 following extensive lobbying by bodies such as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), resulting in legal threats that saw the site close down overnight. SuprNova was a central location for users to find bittorrent information, with the MPAA and other organisations accusing it of encouraging copyright theft by hosting information to allow download unauthorised copies of movies, games, music and TV programs, accusations also leveled at The Pirate Bay.

The Pirate Bay founders say the re-opening of SuprNova will send a message to DRM activists that although file sharing can be suppressed, it cannot be destroyed. "We want to send a finger to the ones who try to stop sites like SuprNova and The Pirate Bay," says Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde. "It's not right to close them down and this is proof that you can't.

I think this is the first time in history that any closed file-sharing site has returned and that's just awesome for us to be part of." The site will re-open as an index of torrents and will not necessarily host its own trackers but instead point users to third party sites who host them.

It will also feature a user-friendly interface that will allow those unfamiliar with bittorrent technology to just click a file and have it automatically loaded to a client program and downloaded. Sunde says that the site will also have no censorship at all, allowing any content to be listed and found.

Although this may see it hosting dubious content such as child pornography, Sunde is adamant that the lack of restriction is a direct expression of the free speech platform the Pirate Bay has come to represent. No date has been given for the re-launch of the site.

08-15-2007, 02:58 PM
21clicks Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: God's right hand Posts: 38	The founders of bittorrent tracking site and Scandinavian anti-copyright activist icon The Pirate Bay say they intend to continue their crusade against those in favour of tight file sharing legislation by re-opening the SuprNova.org website. SuprNova was closed in 2004 following extensive lobbying by bodies such as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), resulting in legal threats that saw the site close down overnight. SuprNova was a central location for users to find bittorrent information, with the MPAA and other organisations accusing it of encouraging copyright theft by hosting information to allow download unauthorised copies of movies, games, music and TV programs, accusations also leveled at The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay founders say the re-opening of SuprNova will send a message to DRM activists that although file sharing can be suppressed, it cannot be destroyed. "We want to send a finger to the ones who try to stop sites like SuprNova and The Pirate Bay," says Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde. "It's not right to close them down and this is proof that you can't. I think this is the first time in history that any closed file-sharing site has returned and that's just awesome for us to be part of." The site will re-open as an index of torrents and will not necessarily host its own trackers but instead point users to third party sites who host them. It will also feature a user-friendly interface that will allow those unfamiliar with bittorrent technology to just click a file and have it automatically loaded to a client program and downloaded. Sunde says that the site will also have no censorship at all, allowing any content to be listed and found. Although this may see it hosting dubious content such as child pornography, Sunde is adamant that the lack of restriction is a direct expression of the free speech platform the Pirate Bay has come to represent. No date has been given for the re-launch of the site. __________________ BUSH IS MY HERO!