Pirate Bay hits mainstream
THE CRAZY PIRATES from Sweden are making news again, as The Pirate Bay breaks into the top 100 most visited websites on the net.
The site sneaks into Alexa's Top 100 at number 97, situating it neatly between The New York Times and Google Austraila, and a mere twenty places below The Great Messiah His Jobsness.
The site has become legendary for its no-nonsense approach to law enforcement - or, rather, the lack thereof. Site administrator Brokep has attained a web-celebrity status for his dismissive retorts to copyright claims from major intellectual property holders.
But The Pirate Bay still has a way to go to catch the most popular Bit Torrent site on the web, Mininova, which currently ranks 52 on Alexa. It is also a long way behind the most popular copyright infringement site, Rapidshare, which sits at number 12 on the list - and is used mostly for distributing warez and pornography
THE CRAZY PIRATES from Sweden are making news again, as The Pirate Bay breaks into the top 100 most visited websites on the net.
The site sneaks into Alexa's Top 100 at number 97, situating it neatly between The New York Times and Google Austraila, and a mere twenty places below The Great Messiah His Jobsness.
The site has become legendary for its no-nonsense approach to law enforcement - or, rather, the lack thereof. Site administrator Brokep has attained a web-celebrity status for his dismissive retorts to copyright claims from major intellectual property holders.
But The Pirate Bay still has a way to go to catch the most popular Bit Torrent site on the web, Mininova, which currently ranks 52 on Alexa. It is also a long way behind the most popular copyright infringement site, Rapidshare, which sits at number 12 on the list - and is used mostly for distributing warez and pornography