New Pirate Bay to be based on give-and-take models

(AP) -- One of the world's largest filesharing Web sites, The Pirate Bay, is going legal through a series of give-and-take payment models that in some cases may even earn its users a bundle of cash, the new owners said Saturday.

The Pirate Bay sold to Swedish gaming group

A Swedish gaming group said Tuesday it would buy The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing sites, for 5.6 million euros (7.8 million dollars).

Swedish court rules out Pirate Bay retrial

A Swedish court on Thursday rejected calls for a retrial of four men found guilty of promoting copyright infringement by running filesharing site The Pirate Bay, saying the trial judge was not biased.

French Senate approves Internet piracy law

(AP) -- France's Senate has given final approval to a law that would punish people who download music and films illegally by cutting off their Internet connections.

Lawmakers adopt bill to punish Internet piracy

(AP) -- French lawmakers in the lower house on Tuesday passed a bill that would cut the Internet connections of those who repeatedly download music and films illegally, creating what may be the first government agency to ...

French lawmakers reconsider Internet piracy bill

(AP) -- French legislators reconsidered a bill Wednesday that would punish people who illegally download music and films by cutting off their Internet connections.

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