Bay Wiki: Pirates

(often abbreviated TPB ) is one of the world's most famous and resilient ** BitTorrent indexers** and search engines. Founded in 2003 by the Swedish anti-copyright organization Piratbyrån (The Pirate Bureau), it allows users to search for, download, and contribute magnet links and torrent files, which facilitate peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing among users of the BitTorrent protocol.

Because The Pirate Bay facilitated the sharing of copyrighted material (movies, music, games, software) without authorization, it became a primary target for copyright enforcement groups like the MPAA and the RIAA. pirates bay wiki