Copyright Law

The Pirate Bay to Launch VPN Service for $6.67p/mo

By soulxtc

BitTorrent tracker site founders are beta testing a new VPN service called IPREDator which would allow file-sharers to download copyrighted material anonymously.

The Pirate Bay is beta testing a new VPN service called IPREDator, which would enable file-sharers to use the Swedish BitTorrent tracker site and others without leaving a data trail. The service will cost around ?5 ($6.67) a month.

The IPREDator is likely a spin on the Swedish Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) that goes into effect in April and which gives cops expanded authority to question ISPs about customers accused of copyright infringement. Police are currently only allowed to question them if the offense could result in more than 2 years of prison time.

IPREDator would make it more difficult for copyright holders to track file-sharers.

From the IPREDator site:

IPREDator is a network service that makes people online more anonymous using a VPN. it costs about 5 EUR a month and we store no traffic data.
our service is right now in a beta stage. we hope it will be released for the public before 1st of april. sign up now to start using it as soon as we’re stable.
the network is under our control. not theirs. the pirate bay likes and knows real kopimism. and waffles.

IPREDator is a network service that makes people online more anonymous using a VPN. it costs about 5 EUR a month and we store no traffic data.
our service is right now in a beta stage. we hope it will be released for the public before 1st of April.

sign up now to start using it as soon as we’re stable. the network is under our control. not theirs. the pirate bay likes and knows real kopimism. and waffles.

Although BitTorrent is fairly safe and secure when using private BitTorrent tracker sites, $6..67 a month is a pretty cheap price to pay for peace of mind.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on March 27, 2009 (boomark / email).