Unlike Napster or Kazaa, which stored files on central servers, The Pirate Bay was just a "directory." This technical loophole became their legal shield—or so they thought.
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To survive, The Pirate Bay evolved. They abandoned hosting torrent files (which took up server space) and switched entirely to . Unlike Napster or Kazaa, which stored files on
The Pirate Bay: The Unkillable Ship That Changed the Internet Forever Unlike Napster or Kazaa