In a few days time Global Gaming Factory is supposed to have gathered millions of dollars in funding so they can acquire The Pirate Bay. But according to Wayne Rosso, the former CEO of Grokster who was involved with GGF recently, this is unlikely to happen. Meanwhile, The Pirate Bay is giving GGF a week before they cancel the deal.
Wayne Rosso, ex-CEO of Grokster and creator of Mashboxx, the ‘revolutionary’ world-first licensed P2P service that was due to hit the web by storm in 2005/2006 but never actually launched, is now working with Pirate Bay buyers GGF to “facilitate the model” and legalize the site. Major music industry players are “excited” at the prospect.
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