Tag archive: Seychelles

Back in April the music industry was awarded $3.6 million in damages when the four men behind file-sharing site Pirate Bay were found guilty of copyright violations. They each also received a year in jail. At the end of last month Pirate Bay was sold to Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory, which is currently in negotiations to take it legit. The price was $7.8 million, half in cash, half in company stock. The music industry,… Read More

Online payment service—and eBay subsidiary—PayPal has announced it has expanded its reach to 87 new national markets, and had finally made its primary site available in three new languages. The new additions make PayPal available in 190 markets around the world. As of today, users will also be able to access the main PayPal site—and all online transaction processes—in Spanish, French, or simplified Chinese.… Read More