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Saturday, January 13, 2007

National Sovereignty vs. the Entertainment Industry

What happens when national sovereignty violates business interests?

The Local - The Pirate Bay plans to buy island


Swedish file-sharing website The Pirate Bay is planning to buy its own nation in an attempt to circumvent international copyright laws.The group has set up a campaign to raise money to buy Sealand, a former British naval platform in the North Sea that has been designated a 'micronation', and claims to be outside the jurisdiction of the UK or any other country.
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