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IPRED and The Pirate Bay predator
The Pirate Bay.org is a source for downloading music, videos, and such online. It has in a large way been at the nexus of contention betwixt copyright holders and copyright infringers. One of the newer developments has been the European Union’s Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED). This agreement has member countries enact laws that let copyright holders get a court order that can compel internet service providers to reveal the IP addresses and information about suspected copyright infringers. The law became effective in Sweden, where Pirate Bay is headquartered, on the 1st of April.
To combat this emerging situation with IPRED The Pirate Bay has created what it has named IPREDATOR. It is a service that, for a monthly fee, will allow users to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for more anonymity while surfing the internet. While still in Beta, the theory seems to be that IPREDATOR would shield people from having their identities discovered for prosecution.