Actually Black Sails looks a bit more like the History Channels surprisingly good Vikings but there is some squabbling and violence over who gets to be king .. so maybe in between. Starz and Michael Bay are getting ready to offer up the pirate adventure in 2014 in the hope that it will fit in with…
Coming 2014: Black Sails (Like Game of Thrones but Pirates!)
Actually Black Sails looks a bit more like the History Channels surprisingly good Vikings but there is some squabbling and violence over who gets to be king .. so maybe in between. Starz and Michael Bay are getting ready to offer up the pirate adventure in 2014 in the hope that it will fit in with…
Pirates Win: World’s Last Real Ninjas Prepare to Say Goodbye
The age old question of pirates vs. ninjas appears to have been settled. While piracy is alive and well in 2012 it will soon be without ninjas. According to Blastr the head of the world’s last ninja clan plans to take his secrets with him to the grave. “The reason? Well, this may come as…
Pirates Win: World’s Last Real Ninjas Prepare to Say Goodbye
The age old question of pirates vs. ninjas appears to have been settled. While piracy is alive and well in 2012 it will soon be without ninjas. According to Blastr the head of the world’s last ninja clan plans to take his secrets with him to the grave. “The reason? Well, this may come as…
MPAA Declares Victory: Pirate Bay Insurgency Begins
In case you somehow missed the news the Pirate Bay’s founders were fined and sentenced to prison earlier this week. The action touched off immediate protests – but now it is going beyond that. The Twitosphere is buzzing with calls for a full media boycott. At this point any reasonable person can only hope that…
Ding Dong The Witch is Dead
Which old witch? How about RIAA lawsuits over Peer to Peer file sharing. From the Wall Street Journal via Michael Geist comes word that the RIAA, which has sued more than 35,000 people since 2003 has decided to abandon it’s strategy of suing their best customers. This doesn’t mean that they are gone, or that…
Piracy is Good For You
Another new study out today, which looked at audience reaction to Radiohead’s most recent album, confirms what every independent study on the subject has shown: Illegal downloads are actually good for artists and that, even if that were not the case, there is nothing that can be done about them. “Rights-holders should be aware that…
RVT: Captain Tractor – “The Last Saskatchewan Pirate”
Captain Tractor cover of an Arrogant Worms song.