TorrentReactor Buys and Renames Russian Town(torrentfreak.com)

30 pointsby jim_h16 lat temu8 comments

TorrentReactor Buys and Renames Russian Town

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

5 comments

"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."

awa16 lat temu

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 (;))

jackolas16 lat temu

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

Charuru16 lat temu

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.

JadeNB16 lat temu

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...).

PidGin12816 lat temu

And temporarily, topeka: (last paragraph of section)

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

kiba16 lat temu

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.

die_sekte16 lat temu

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