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The Pirate Bay’s New Way of Avoiding a Shutdown

The Pirate Bay is being targeted from many directions for its nose-thumbing attitudes toward copyright and the law.  You’d think they’d have given up by now.

But no.  They’re just getting more creative.  From a post that went up earlier today:

With the development of GPS controlled drones, far-reaching cheap radio equipment and tiny new computers like the Raspberry Pi, we’re going to experiment with sending out some small drones that will float some kilometers up in the air. This way our machines will have to be shut down with aeroplanes in order to shut down the system. A real act of war.

Really?  Read the rest here.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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