Quote:The world’s largest and most resilient BitTorrent site plans to redefine “cloud computing” with a plan to move at least some of its servers onto unmanned drones miles above Sweden.

In a Sunday blog post, The Pirate Bay announced new "Low Orbit Server Stations" that will house the site's servers and files on unmanned, GPS-controlled, aircraft drones.

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One of the sites administrators, MrSpock, said with the advent of miniature computers such as the Raspberry Pi, a $35 micro computer the size of a thumb drive that includes a WiFi and SD card slot for storage, the site can take its servers far from any law enforcement.

“We’re going to experiment with sending out some small drones that will float some kilometers up in the air,” MrSpock wrote. “This way our machines will have to be shut down with aeroplanes in order to shut down the system. A real act of war.”

The Swedish site has operated since 2003 by an “anti-copyright organization” and despite numerous raids, remains one of the most popular music and movie pirating sites on the web. The site hosts thousands of “torrent” files—tiny files that allow users to connect to and download files from other users. The system is one of the most popular ways to anonymously share large files and often comes under fire from copyright holders, who argue that the service allows people to easily share copyrighted movies, music, games and software.

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The site has repeatedly mocked American copyright laws and has said that American laws “[do] not apply [in Sweden].” Earlier this year, four of its staffers were sentenced to Swedish prison. Last year, the site apparently moved some of its servers to a mountain cave complex in Sweden.

“Experiencing raids, espionage and death threats, we’re still here,” the site wrote in a blog post last month. “We’ve been through hell and back and it has made us tougher than ever.”

The move to hovering servers could make it nearly impossible for authorities to shut the site down, a fact not lost on the site’s administrators.

“We can’t limit ourselves to hosting things just on land anymore,” MrSpock wrote. “When time comes we will host in all parts of the galaxy, being true to our slogan of being the galaxy’s most resilient system.”

KhainiWest Wrote:Well, I want to see their reaction when the government just doesnt give a pineapple anymore and mortors it out of the sky LLOL

Flonne Wrote:Then they will make a deal with Russia and start flying them over there. Russia doesn't give a pineapple, they will start pomegranate for sure if the US shoots THOSE down, and I'm sure China will back them up all the way.

KhainiWest Wrote:You're assuming its only the US that cares, it's an International agreement afterall

Flonne Wrote:If it's an international agreement, why is Sweden allowing it to begin with? Saying you agree with something and actually supporting it are two entirely different entities.

KhainiWest Wrote:Being able to enforce it is also an entity that you seemed to overlooked

Flonne Wrote:? Now you've confused me; they obviously can't enforce it or there would be no torrent trackers...

KhainiWest Wrote:...They can enforce it it's a matter of priority. By the law they have to show notice, I don't understand what you're trying to argue, by law the USA or like any other country, with notice, can enforce that international law. If you think us taking action against a lolsattelite will cause a war, you are sadly out of the loop with international affairs.

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KhainiWest Wrote:Well, I want to see their reaction when the government just doesnt give a pineapple anymore and mortors it out of the sky LLOL

Flonne Wrote:Right, I realize I won't cause a war in a friendly nation, I'm saying it probably would if they were placed over Russia. Or China. Or North Korea. You would have to be crazy to think those lunatics wouldn't counterattack for any tiny reason.