TorrentReactor Buys and Renames Russian Town

http://torrentfreak.com/torrentreactor-buys-and-renames-russian-town-100807/

by jim_h • 16 years ago

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awa• 16 years ago

Does the town still has to abide by russian copyright laws or not... if they still apply, then it won't be a safe haven for torrentors (;))

Charuru• 16 years ago

They're well aware of this. Read the article, it says it's either for PR or as a humanitarian move, rather than anything political.

jackolas• 16 years ago

Even then russia is kind of a joke when it comes to copyright.

die_sekte• 16 years ago

I cannot really think of a more insane move that would be currently possible.

mjsergey• 16 years ago

"Because we were unable to verify the deal from both ends, we have to inform our readers that TorrentReactor is known to carry out pranks and ludicrous actions."

kiba• 16 years ago

It would be interesting if somebody buy a town,fly in all the tech junks, get a bunch of hackers and then tell them to invent stuff out of the junks. It would be an interesting and educational reality TV show.

JadeNB• 16 years ago

Though the good old days of these kinds of shenanigans in the US are presumably over, their memory lives on in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexi...).

PidGin128• 16 years ago

And temporarily, topeka: (last paragraph of section)

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topeka,_Kansas&...

TorrentReactor Buys and Renames Russian Town

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