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Warner Bros. acquires the Pirate Bay

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 15:41

Has a most unlikely partnership has arisen between old foes Warner Brothers and the Pirate Bay, or are we just victims of a hilarious April Fool's Day prank.

"After years of hostility, lawsuits, police raids and heated invective between the two groups, the Pirate Bay has today announced they have settled their differences with US media conglomerate Warner Bros. The largest BitTorrent tracker has sold out to Hollywood and the two have agreed a deal."

Learn more about the unlikely couple here
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Tags: thepiratebay - piracy -
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LoL

Submitted by jason eliaser on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 15:55.

Nice. The best 4/1 joke I've seen all day. *grin*

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