Piracy Is Morally Correct

In 2003, an eighteen-year-old programmer in Sweden started a website on a computer under a bed in his parents' home. It didn't host a single movie, game or song, only small files that pointed to them. Five years later, The Pirate Bay was one of the 100 most visited websites in the world. Hollywood sent lawyers. The Swedish police raided it. Courts in many countries blocked it. All three founders ended up in prison. And the site is still online today. In this video, we look at why so many people still pirate in 2026: 80 dollar games, monthly software subscriptions, eight streaming services to watch everything, and "purchases" that are really just licenses. Then we go deep into the story of Gottfrid Svartholm and The Pirate Bay, from Piratbyrån to raids, trials, Cambodia, Denmark and a phoenix logo. And at the end, I'll tell you what I think. If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing. Chapters 0:00 The Pirate Bay 1:03 Piracy Today 4:41 The Pirate Bay: the full story 12:47 Final Thoughts This video reflects my personal opinion and is not legal advice. What do you think: is piracy ever okay? Tell me in the comments. Sources Rockstar Games / Forbes: GTA 6 pricing (June 2026) Fortune: Streaming service prices in 2026 (September 2026) The Register: Adobe Creative Cloud Pro price change (May 2025) Microsoft: Microsoft 365 Personal pricing Ubisoft: An Update on The Crew (December 2023) Valve / Steam: digital license notice at checkout MUSO: 2025 Piracy Trends and Insights Wikipedia: The Pirate Bay, Gottfrid Svartholm, Peter Sunde TorrentFreak: The Pirate Bay enters the top 100 websites (2008) Atlas Obscura: The first Pirate Bay server, Linköping BBC News: Pirate Bay co-founder Warg arrested in Cambodia (2012) PCWorld: Pirate Bay co-founder found guilty of hacking in Denmark (2014) VICE: Pirate Bay Founder: "I Have Given Up" (2015) General Statistics Office of Vietnam: average worker income (2025) CEIC: Mongolia monthly earnings (2025) #piracy #thepiratebay #gaming #software #internet #technology