Upon being commandeered by Global Gaming Factory late last month, PirateBay.org has been leaking a number of soon-to-be changes. Namely, the change in policy from the site functioning as a free for all (as all Pirate based operations should be) to a new “the more you give, the more you get” policy. To be specific, GGF’s CEO Hans Pandeya has said there will be a handful of “give and take” pay models that will ostensibly appease both the RIAA overlords and the once-were Pirates of the web. Word on the seas is that the changes will be implemented in around a month or so.
“The more you give, the more you get. For the great majority, [the new service] will be free of charge, for a minority it will actually make them money, and for a small portion it will cost them. We know that unless we’re able to create revenues for the filesharers they’ll just move on to the next free site. Filesharers are our best friends.
PirateBay will soon cease to exist as it once was and the dawn of a new second gen P2P is upon us. Brace yourselves.