Notorious file-sharing site ThePirateBay.org was taken offline today. Unlike in the past when the site was downed by raiding government agents, today’s blackout is self-inflicted. Many sites, of which The Pirate Bay is the most prominent, have gone offline for 24 hours to take part in a protest against Hungary’s new media law.
This law is essentially a power grab by Hungary’s new National Media and Communications Authority, giving them power to regulate and potentially stifle online media and bloggers. Of course, as John Gilmore once eloquently said “The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.”
As great as it is to see The Pirate Bay doing their part to increase awareness, the people at copyright enforcing agencies like RIAA are probably loving the fact that the world’s biggest torrent site is down, even if only for a day.
Here’s a clickable image to the Blackout for Hungary site itself:
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