So the four founders of the pirate bay lost their trial. The judge found them guilty and sentenced them to one year in prison and a combined $3.62 million dollar fine.

They said that the site would stay open regardless, but really how long? And do you really want to be downloading from this sight knowing it has a giant target on it’s back?

This is why I use newsgroups. Typically when you use another method that’s not so mainstream, with a bit of a learning curve, you’ll be fine.

It’s only these mainstream and really simple protocols (ie. kazaa, piratebay, torrentspy, etc) that seem to get their asses handed to them. I know if everyone started using newsgroups, it would be the one with the target on it’s back. As of now though… not so much. Plus newsgroups are much harder to track down. You can’t take on the protocol itself and if you shutdown one server, there are literally millions of other servers out there that you could use.

Not to mention once you have the right tools, newsgroups are waaaay easier and faster than torrents.