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New suitors sought for Pirate Bay booty

Science & Technology: 28 Oct 09
A new attempt to sell the popular file sharing site The Pirate Bay is underway, as the site’s owners are reportedly discussing bids with four potential buyers. READ »

Suitor admits Pirate Bay purchase in peril

Science & Technology: 7 Oct 09
Global Gaming Factory admitted on Wednesday that its planned purchase of The Pirate Bay file sharing site is in danger of falling apart. READ »

Stock exchange gives Pirate Bay suitor the boot

Science & Technology: 10 Sep 09
Global Gaming Factory, the Swedish tech company which is set to purchase The Pirate Bay file sharing site, has been thrown out of the Aktietorget stock exchange, further jeopardizing the proposed deal. READ »

Pirate Bay suitor: 'Deal done next week'

Business & Money: 28 Aug 09
Global Gaming Factory (GGF) insists it will seal a deal to take over file sharing Site before the end of next week despite questions from financial regulators about how it intends to finance the purchase. READ »

Investors abandon Pirate Bay suitor

Business & Money: 27 Aug 09
Global Gaming Factory X (GGF), the firm that wants to take over the Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay, has been roundly criticised by market watchers for not being able to prove that it has the money for the purchase. READ »

Pirate Bay cites Churchill in online comeback

Business & Money: 26 Aug 09
The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing websites, was back online on Tuesday hours after being shut down following a Swedish court order. READ »

Pirate Bay closed after court decision

Business & Money: 25 Aug 09
Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay remained closed on Tuesday morning after a Stockholm court decision forced a supplier to cut off internet capacity. READ »

Pirate Bay buyer suffers new setback

Business & Money: 24 Aug 09
New question marks have been raised over Global Gaming Factory X (GGF), the company that plans to purchase Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, after the resignation of its chairman. READ »

Debt collector hunts Pirate Bay buyer

Business & Money: 21 Aug 09
Hans Pandeya, the CEO of Global Gaming Factory, the company planning to buy The Pirate Bay, has been reported to the Swedish enforcement service for mounting unpaid debts. READ »

Music body cautions Pirate Bay suitor

Business & Money: 7 Aug 09
The IFPI recording industry association has warned it will take legal action against the soon-to-be owner of the Pirate Bay, Global Gaming Factory, if the file-sharing site continues to operate in its present form. READ »

Pirate Bay buyer lines up record deal

Science & Technology: 5 Aug 09
The Swedish firm set to buy The Pirate Bay, Global Gaming Factory (GGF), has said it is about to ink a deal with a major record company, a move that will enable it to sell the label's content through the file sharing site. READ »

Sunde quits as Pirate Bay spokesperson

Science & Technology: 4 Aug 09
Peter Sunde, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay, announced on Monday he is stepping down as the file sharing site’s spokesperson. READ »

Dutch court bans Pirate Bay in the Netherlands

Science & Technology: 31 Jul 09
A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay be banned from operating in the Netherlands. READ »

Pirate Bay purchase 'on schedule': buyer

Science & Technology: 30 Jul 09
The board of Global Gaming Factory X have confirmed that the purchase of Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay will be completed as planned on August 27th. READ »

Pirate Bay facing new suit from US film giants

Science & Technology: 28 Jul 09
Disney, Universal, Warner Bros and Colombia Pictures are among more than ten major film companies suing for the closure of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay in Stockholm District Court. READ »

Monthly fees on Pirate Bay's horizon

Science & Technology: 17 Jul 09
Users of the new Pirate Bay might have to pay a monthly downloading fee, under a business model being considered by the file sharing site's new owners. READ »

Scepticism and outrage follow Pirate Bay sale

Science & Technology: 2 Jul 09
A storm of criticism has been directed at the three main personalities behind The Pirate Bay following news that the file sharing site will be sold. READ »

Swedish IT company to buy Pirate Bay

Science & Technology: 30 Jun 09
The Pirate Bay is set to be purchased for 60 million kronor ($7.8 million) by Global Gaming Factory X (GGF), a company specializing in internet café management software, the company announced on Tuesday. READ »


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fin

adjective

Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.



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