Pirate Bay Torrent Site Blocked By Windows 10; Adele Can’t Hit Illegal Download Charts; Pirate Bay Up And Running

Pirate Bay has been around forever and it stole the very first song. Some people see it as a Robin Hood kind of site. The makers of Robin Hood probably don't agree because Pirate Bay raided their coffers like they were Sea Hawk or something.

As of Nov. 9, new Pirate Bay users can register, download and post comments on the site. Pirate Bay survived a raid, downtimes and legal disputes but is up and running again. Except on Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system, according to Torrent Freak. The Redmond-based tech giant is preempting people from getting on The Pirate Bay and other similar websites and applications.

Microsoft is against copyright infringement activities because their past operating systems was one of the most pirated copies in the world. According to Yibada, Windows 10 does not allowed access to sites such as TPB, Kickass torrents, and several more file-sharing sites. Some users reported that their torrent files disappeared after upgrading to Windows 10.

Bredbandsbolaget warned that blocking Pirate Bay is only the start of more serious concerns to come.

"Will ISPs then be forced to block social media if we are deemed to contribute to copyright infringement, threats and defamation that may occur there?" the Bredbandsbolaget statement asked.

Bredbandsbolaget clearly stated that it is against piracy but maintains that "our role in society should be about making information available and we cannot risk engaging in censorship."

Pirates aren't big Adele fans. The British soul singer has earned many distinctions in her career, but she won't be on the list of top illegal downloads any time soon. Her latest album, "25," dropped this month. Adele's third album sold over 2.3 million copies, but because Adele is only selling the album in physical stores and at digital download sellers, "25" failed to even crack the top 100 most popular downloads, according to a report from MusicBusinessWorldwide.com,

The music industry trade website reported that releases from Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Major Lazer and other pop artists topped the charts.

Adele did make the top of Kickass Torrents, the successor to Pirate Bay. Adele's music is among the most downloaded content.

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