The Pirate Bay Moves To The Caribbean To Avoid Domain Seizure

Last week, The Pirate Bay moved to Iceland’s .is domain in hopes of escaping the ever watchful eye of the entertainment industry and its army of lawyers. It seemed that the infamous site would b...
The Pirate Bay Moves To The Caribbean To Avoid Domain Seizure
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Last week, The Pirate Bay moved to Iceland’s .is domain in hopes of escaping the ever watchful eye of the entertainment industry and its army of lawyers. It seemed that the infamous site would be safe for at least a while, but that has turned out not to be the case.

TorrentFreak reports that The Pirate Bay has moved yet again. Those looking for the site will now be directed to a .sx domain. The .sx TLD belongs to the small island nation of Sint Maarten, a constituent country owned by both The Netherlands and France.

So, what prompted the move to a new domain? It seems that the Swedish authorities have finally moved to take the .se domain that The Pirate Bay operated under for over a year. While they were at it, the authorities also filed a motion to seize the .is domain that The Pirate Bay recently moved to last week.

The folks behind The Pirate Bay saw this coming earlier this year, and have long since vacated the .se domain. Those visiting the site’s .se domain will be redirected to the new .sx domain though. If the authorities are successful in seizing the domain, those visiting the .se or .is domains will no longer be automatically redirected to whichever home The Pirate Bay decides to move to.

Of course, this latest development might bring a novel legal fight to the forefront as Sweden argues it has jurisdiction over the .is domain because it’s owned by a Swedish national. The company that operates the .is domain – INSIC – told TorrentFreak that Sweden’s argument may not hold much weight in court because the domain is still owned by INSIC, an Icelandic company subject only to Icelandic laws.

In short, The Pirate Bay might get to keep the its .is domain if Sweden’s jurisdiction argument doesn’t hold up in court. Even if it does, The Pirate Bay can fall back on its new .sx domain. If that fails, The Pirate Bay still has hundreds of TLDs in which it can fall back on. Like I said last year, The Pirate Bay is in a war of attrition and it’s winning.

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