Being Microsoft, they have to make something else not work because people like it.

My antivirus has popped up with warnings while on the Pirate Bay. They apparently don't put much effort into screening their ads.

Do they block CNet? No, because CNet can still distribute malicious software since they've knuckled under to the RIAAs extortion racket.

..many anti-virus vendors have taken a nanny-like approach to sites like the Pirate Bay & try to scare you into not going there. (based on the probability that you MIGHT get a virus from something you download there)

are false positives from outdated or poor AV programs. Ive yet to find a virus from there even using windows security essentials.

Yeah, really.

Once you censor one thing online it becomes a slippery slope to be abused to stifle freedom of speech. Not too surprising though considering it's Micro$oft.

Another possible work around might be by using tiny url.

i use the internet

However, MS also owns Skype. Is this just a test-run to see how well it works before implementing it there? I'd hate to have to give up Skype because it's a really useful program...

As if I'd continue to use Live Messenger.

I use Trillian.

N/T

But theft is theft, after all. TPB is a blatant violation of international copyright laws. I had friends who used to download entire discographies, hundreds of dollars in intellectual property. I'm pretty content with legal, ad-supported services like last.Fm, Grooveshark, and Pandora. Although Netflix are dicks when it comes to price changes, they'te a safe alternative to pirating movies for me. The good news is that since the SOPA shitstorm, the film industry has backed away from outrageous lobbying for unconstitutional Internet policing. Lets not encourage more SOPA-like measures by encouraging the piracy that abomination was created to allegedly combat.

Not sure exactly how they will do this, but it's creative.

I'll dig up a link..

...or maybe you tell you friends about Ubuntu. F*ck MS!