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TorrentReactor Buys and Renames Russian Town

30 points| jim_h | 15 years ago |torrentfreak.com | reply

8 comments

[+] mjsergey|15 years ago|reply

"Because we were unable to verify the deal from both ends, we have to inform our readers that TorrentReactor is known to carry out pranks and ludicrous actions."

[+] awa|15 years ago|reply

Does the town still has to abide by russian copyright laws or not... if they still apply, then it won't be a safe haven for torrentors (;))

[+] jackolas|15 years ago|reply

Even then russia is kind of a joke when it comes to copyright.

[+] Charuru|15 years ago|reply

They're well aware of this. Read the article, it says it's either for PR or as a humanitarian move, rather than anything political.

[+] JadeNB|15 years ago|reply

Though the good old days of these kinds of shenanigans in the US are presumably over, their memory lives on in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexi...).

[+] PidGin128|15 years ago|reply

And temporarily, topeka: (last paragraph of section)

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topeka,_Kansas&...

[+] kiba|15 years ago|reply

It would be interesting if somebody buy a town,fly in all the tech junks, get a bunch of hackers and then tell them to invent stuff out of the junks. It would be an interesting and educational reality TV show.

[+] die_sekte|15 years ago|reply

I cannot really think of a more insane move that would be currently possible.