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Pirate Party Wins Seat In German Parrrrrrrrliament

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10:30AM September 19, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Walk the polling plank, ye landlubbers! It be International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Scuttlebutt from over the briny seas says that the German Pirate party has ransacked the mainland, taking a seat in the Berlin parliament. More »


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Sword Belonging To Infamous Pirate Blackbeard Discovered In Shipwreck

3:47PM January 15, 2011 | Rosa Golijan

The odd mess in this photo is a copper-alloy sword guard discovered in a shipwreck which is believed to be Queen Anne’s Revenge. Yes, that was the name of Pirate Blackbeard’s ship—and yes, this could be his sword. More »


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Pirate Bay Bought Out, Suddenly Respects Copyrights

7:40PM June 30, 2009 | John Herrman

The Pirate Bay has been (effectively) acquired by a gaming company called Global Gaming Factory X, who is plunking down nearly $US8 million for the privilege. Their grand, surprising plan for the Pirate Bay is to pay content providers. Seriously. More »


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Pirate Bay’s Censor-Free YouTube Sails Into Beta Extreme

8:26PM June 29, 2009 | Danny Allen

Well, this should make the Pirate Bay’s court appeal interesting. For the last couple of years, the guys have been working on an anything-goes, censor-free haven for online video sharing called VideoBay, and it’s now gone into “Beta Extreme.” More »