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spindlegirl · 04-30-2012, 01:36 PM

I don't have an account at TPB, but I have heard interviews with musicians and artists and even some authors who have said or written on their blog that they have put their work out on the pirate bay to promote it, and encourage people to file share. There are many artists, both popular and not well known, who have done this.

I've occasionally seen some artists pimp their work on the front page of what is sometimes nicknamed "the promo bay".

I met people who have used torrent sites to replace stolen DVDs. They aren't the thieves, the people who stole their DVDs were.

04-30-2012, 01:36 PM	#18
spindlegirl Wizard Posts: 1,594 Karma: 21245891 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader	I don't have an account at TPB, but I have heard interviews with musicians and artists and even some authors who have said or written on their blog that they have put their work out on the pirate bay to promote it, and encourage people to file share. There are many artists, both popular and not well known, who have done this. I've occasionally seen some artists pimp their work on the front page of what is sometimes nicknamed "the promo bay". I met people who have used torrent sites to replace stolen DVDs. They aren't the thieves, the people who stole their DVDs were.