When you see “Pirate Bay” and “copyright infringement” in the same context, usually it’s Pirate Bay that’s on the defensive. But not this time.
The notorious torrent provider wants to sue Finnish antipiracy group CIAPC over “Piraattilahti” (“Pirate Bay” in Finnish), an antipiracy site that copies the Pirate Bay’s style down to its very CSS.
In a gag-filled statement sent to TorrentFreak, The Pirate Bay says that it’s “outraged” by CIAPC‘s methods. “People must understand what is right and wrong. Stealing material like this on the Internet is a threat to economies worldwide. We feel that we must make a statement and therefore we will sue them for copyright infringement,” the site said.
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From the statement it’s pretty clear that The Pirate Bay having a good laugh about the whole situation. By copying the language of its critics, The Pirate Bay is actually making fun of them — just as CIAPC aimed to do to The Pirate Bay with its knock-off website.
So far, I see no indication that The Pirate Bay is actually following through on its threats — not that you should actually expect them to.
