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North Korea makes a virtual home for file-sharing site The Pirate Bay North Korea makes a virtual home for file-sharing site the Pirate Bay
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The Pirate Bay, the notorious file-sharing site that was ejected from Sweden last week, is claiming to have set up shop in North Korea.The Pirate Bay, the notorious file-sharing site that was ejected from Sweden last week, is claiming to have set up shop in North Korea.
Pyonyang is reportedly allowing the popular file-sharing site to use its network and the site has, in return, altered its sea ship logo to bear the North Korean flag. Pyonyang is reportedly allowing the Pirate Bay to use its network and the site has, in return, altered its sea ship logo to bear the North Korean flag.
In a release posted on The Pirate Bay site on Sunday, the group said that it had been "persecuted for beliefs of freedom of information" around the world. In a release posted on the Pirate Bay site on Sunday, the group said that it had been "persecuted for beliefs of freedom of information" around the world.
"We have been fighting for a free world, and our opponents are mostly huge corporations from the United States of America, a place where freedom and freedom of speech is said to be held high," the group said in a statement on its blog."We have been fighting for a free world, and our opponents are mostly huge corporations from the United States of America, a place where freedom and freedom of speech is said to be held high," the group said in a statement on its blog.
The Pirate Bay is a popular site that hosts links to torrented material, though a separate program is required to download the links' content. This function puts The Pirate Bay in a legal grey area in most countries though it has been the subject of many lawsuits. The Pirate Bay is a popular site that hosts links to torrented material, though a separate program is required to download the links' content. This function puts the Pirate Bay in a legal grey area in most countries though it has been the subject of many lawsuits.
"At the same time, companies from that country [are] chasing a competitor from other countries, bribing police and lawmakers, threatening political parties and physically hunting people from our crew," said The Pirate Bay. "And to our help comes a government famous in our part of the world for locking people up for their thoughts and forbidding access to information." "At the same time, companies from that country [are] chasing a competitor from other countries, bribing police and lawmakers, threatening political parties and physically hunting people from our crew," said the Pirate Bay. "And to our help comes a government famous in our part of the world for locking people up for their thoughts and forbidding access to information."
It was revealed last week that the site was seeking refuge in Norway and Spain after The Swedish Pirate Party, which provided internet service to the site, faced legal pressure to shut down The Pirate Bay. Sister sites in Norway and Spain are now providing internet service to the company, along with North Korea. It was revealed last week that the site was seeking refuge in Norway and Spain after the Swedish Pirate Party, which provided internet service to the site, faced legal pressure to shut down the Pirate Bay. Sister sites in Norway and Spain are now providing internet service to the company, along with North Korea.
Doubts have been cast on the legitimacy of the site's claim, but Torrent Freak has tracked The Pirate Bay's IP address back to North Korea. Doubts have been cast on the legitimacy of the site's claim, but Torrent Freak has tracked the Pirate Bay's IP address back to North Korea.
The country, which recently played host to Google executive Eric Schmidt, has made its tight borders a touch more porous in the past few weeks. In late February, North Korea began allowing foreigners to access mobile internet, resulting in a fresh cache of Instagram images of North Korea.The country, which recently played host to Google executive Eric Schmidt, has made its tight borders a touch more porous in the past few weeks. In late February, North Korea began allowing foreigners to access mobile internet, resulting in a fresh cache of Instagram images of North Korea.