PeerialismGlobal Gaming Shareholders Approve Pirate Bay DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2009 - 8:00am.
Stockholm,
Sweden - Following
some eleventh-hour maneuvers, Global Gaming Factory announced on Thursday that
its shareholders have approved its plan to acquire file-sharing hub The Pirate
Bay for $7.8 million, according to published reports. Shortly before the
shareholder meeting, several key investors in the deal backed out, "because
of serious concerns following the recent turbulence in the media," the
company said in a statement.
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The Pirate Bay Acquired for $7.8 Million; Will Go LegitAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 5:11am.
Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish software firm Global Gaming
Factory (GGF) announced on Tuesday that it has paid $7.8 million to acquire
notorious file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, and will turn the site into a
legitimate business that compensates copyright holders. Under the term, the
operators of The Pirate Bay -- who were recently found guilty of copyright infringement,
sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay fines totaling $3.9 million --
will receive half of the payment in cash and half in GGF shares.
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