Popular Torrent Site Suprnova Set to Return
Popular torrent site The Pirate Bay says it will relaunch Suprnova.org, one of the most popular BitTorrent sites on the Internet and target of the ire of the MPAA.
The site had been hinting for about four months that it would be making some type of major announcement, and had made cryptic comments to those who had pressed for more details. The project also apparently has the blessing of the former owner of the site.
'Sloncek,' the former owner of Suprnova, will remain active in the new site through the forums that will be hosted on a separate domain. He has donated the domain to the project, however he has attached several conditions to its use: The new Suprnova needs to retain the old design and feel, although the new owners can upgrade it. Additionally, the site needs to be public and not private.
Suprnova's resurrection seems to be somewhat of a retaliatory move towards the entertainment industry that has been trying hard recently to clamp down on peer-to-peer sharing.
"We talked it over and decided it was something people would have use for, it would help the torrent community and it would also signal that if you shut one down it will get back up again," The Pirate Bay adminstrator 'Brokep' told TorrentFreak.
The MPAA could not be reached for comment as of press time.