"When it was first published in 1830 by Lars Johan Hierta, it was a tabloid that reported news and also criticised the new Swedish king Charles XIV John. The king stopped Aftonbladet from being printed and banned it. This was answered by starting the new newspaper "Det andra Aftonbladet" (The second Aftonbladet), which was subsequently banned, followed by new versions named in similar fashion until the newspaper had been renamed 26 times, after which it was allowed by the king."
I wonder how many times the Pirate Bay has to be "blocked" today for our lawmakers and courts to realize the futility of it?
In the P2P world, things don't just spring back, they multiply with each attempt to shut things down. Private BT sites refer to this as "the hydra" - every head you cut off spawns several more. As an example, shutting down Oink spawned What.CD, Waffles.fm, and 2 or 3 other sites - What.CD and Waffles.fm are still going, and What.CD's codebase is powering dozens of niche sites such as LZTR (classical music and video game OSTs).
"When it was first published in 1830 by Lars Johan Hierta, it was a tabloid that reported news and also criticised the new Swedish king Charles XIV John. The king stopped Aftonbladet from being printed and banned it. This was answered by starting the new newspaper "Det andra Aftonbladet" (The second Aftonbladet), which was subsequently banned, followed by new versions named in similar fashion until the newspaper had been renamed 26 times, after which it was allowed by the king."
I wonder how many times the Pirate Bay has to be "blocked" today for our lawmakers and courts to realize the futility of it?