later we contacted people from the pirate bay they said that this was a joke which was its main aim was to focus attention on that the pirate has been prosecuted worldwide but still you know if it's a joke but there is a certain truth behind any joke as we know well of course as if they there usually is thank you so much for that update out r.t. that here chatzky thinking. of moving on in china prime minister has opened to the national people's congress in beijing the event is especially significant this year due to a handover of power to a new generation of communist party leaders which only occurs once in a decade among their names as a double digit boost to defense spending something which may worry china's main rival the us where recent spending cuts have meant a big blow to the military well professor steve saying from the universe the university of nottingham says washington's so-called pivot to asia has prompted beijing's focus on defense the new chinese president xi jinping is a much more self-confident competent assertive and nationalistic person that we're likely to see a chin

extent the country will open itself up of course and i'm really curious how you say this whole pirate bay story what exactly is going on there as. well first we heard a statement published on wired by its website that i quote today we can reveal that we have been invited by the leader of the republic of korea to fight our battles from the network it is ironic in many ways because pirate bay as we know has always been prosecuted globally and north korea is also in a very difficult situation let's put it this way. they even changed their logo for a short period of time the typical pirate ship was replaced with a ship having north korean flags on it later we contacted people from the pirate bay who said this was a joke which was aimed at directing attention to their problems that they are being prosecuted but certainly as we know all jokes have some truth behind them. china's prime minister has opened the national people's congress in beijing the event is especially significant this here due to a handover of power to a new generation of communist party leaders which only occurs once in a dec

secrecy on north korea instagram and twitter in the country and there are even claims that the pirate bay was preparing to drop and. spoke to my colleague lucy coming off about this. started with a tweet by the bureau chief of the associated press in korea ms jane leavy who on february twenty fifth tweeted that this is my first tweet using career links new mobile internet service hello world from center in pyongyang this tweet hasn't gone to like millions of retreats but definite did open the floodgates in some way that after that we've seen instagram pictures facebook tags check ins all coming from one of the world's most closed countries and definitely this is a breakthrough and nothing we have experienced before well certainly exciting stuff but i mean this is actually translate to the locals the people on the ground are they running around posting instagram photos and tweets well the korea link is the only internet provider in korea you know a phrase like that would have been think about three years ago it launched this service the mobile internet service but now for now it's only ava

of the republic of korea to fight our battles from the network it is ironic in many ways because pirate bay as we know has always been prosecuted globally and north korea is also in a very difficult situation let's put it this way. they even changed their logo for a short period of time the typical pirate ship was replaced with a ship having north korean flags on it later we contacted people from the pirate bay who said this was a joke which was aimed at directing attention to their problems that they are being prosecuted but certainly as we know all jokes have some truth behind them. more international news still ahead this short break stay with us if you can. the british. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy. to build a. mission to teach. should care about. why you should care. has set its sights on joining the euro zone in twenty fourteen that's despite the currency bloc shaky outlook with a sturdy gaping holes in the country's budgets the decision also clashes with public opinion in latvia where. are against your own membership well we spoke to one member of th

korea to fight our battles from the network and the quote which is ironic of course because the pirate bay has been you know persecuted not the world just as north korea in some way have been under scrutiny and things like that but they even changed their logo for a short period of time putting the traditional pirate bay ship there in ordinary and flags they later again said that this was a joke but you know there might be some truth behind a joke well there usually is artie's aleksei or thanks so much for shedding some light on north korea for us thank you. the international attention is firmly fixed on china as the world's second largest economy and a rising global global power past the hands of power to a new generation of leaders among their aims is a double digit boost to defense spending something which could worry china's main rival the united states a recent spending cuts have spelt out a big blow for the military professor steve saying from the university of not and says that washington's push towards asia is partly to blame for beijing's focus on defense. the new chinese presiden

which you know i think that was a brilliant idea but really pirate bay and the torrent sites are trading mostly in creative content like something like ninety nine percent or a very large portion of that content is film and music and there is really no royalty structure so you know essentially artists are are in the sort of surf like you know lifestyle right now and least the radio generates some royalty for the artist but the internet isn't generating any royalty for the artist are let's talk about another entrepreneur cam dot com in new zealand he will soon launch his service called mega box now this is a site for artists to upload their content they will keep ninety percent of all revenues earned his site mega upload at one point he had five percent of the global traffic he was considered to be a threat to the our i am the m.p.a. and they took his site down but he's coming back with a mega box the model is artist keep ninety percent of any revenues earned your thoughts. i think it's a great idea he also sold a lot of ad revenue if i'm not mistaken i'm not sure if he's shared a

which you know i think that was a brilliant idea but really pirate bay and the torrent sites are trading mostly in creative content like something like ninety nine percent or a very large portion of that content is film and music and there is really no royalty structure so you know essentially artists are are in the sort of surf like you know lifestyle right now and least the radio generates some royalty for the artist but the internet isn't generating any royalty for the artist are let's talk about another entrepreneur cam dot com in new zealand he will soon launch his service called mega box now this is a site for artists to upload their content they will keep ninety percent of all revenues earned his site mega upload at one point he had five. percent of the global traffic he was considered to be a threat to the our i am the m.t.a. and they took his site down but he's coming back with mega bucks the model is artist keeping ninety percent of any revenues earned your thoughts. i think it's a great idea he also sold a lot of ad revenue if i'm not mistaken i'm not sure if he's shar

of the republic of korea to fight our battles from the network it is ironic in many ways because pirate bay as we know has always been prosecuted globally and north korea is also in a very difficult situation let's put it this way. they even changed their logo for a short period of time the typical pirate ship was replaced with a ship having north korean flags on it later we contacted people from the pirate bay who said this was a joke which was aimed at directing attention to their problems that they are being prosecuted but certainly as we know all jokes have some truth behind them this is not the life here in moscow right after the break we'll look at how the taliban is looking to move from to the ballot box that's still to come here on r.t. stay with us. download. stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television just. now with your mobile device you can watch on t.v. anytime anywhere. three. three. three. three. three. three. three. with the afghan presidential election approaching next year the taliban says it's seriously considering entering politics a forme

in fact, the pirate bay has taken quite a liking to our files. they've spread well.ve built an infrastructure for spreading the information it's simply building better and morel haven't information. cenk: i like open source. you don't seem like a top line capitalist, but that's all right, god bless. >> not a good one. cenk: i know. it says here you are a crypto an arckist. it would take the rest of the show to figure out what that is. >> i could give it to you quick. cenk: let's get to our disagreement here. >> ok. cenk: i think this is a disastrous idea. you're going to get this question all the time, let's start with the easiest one. what if an 8-year-old prints out a gun for himself at home? >> sounds like you have a negligence claim. why would a parent be letting an 8-year-old print out a gun on the print are and how did a child get unsupervised access to that printer. cenk: i've got to two and a half-year-old and he knows the apps on the ipad better than i do. >> i've seen those kids, yeah new he'd have that printer before grandpa cenk figured out to print a pie

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pirates telegraphing the future of one of berkeley's color streets. >> and a police department learning to fight crime with fitness. >> i like it. all right. well, the baycouts at the nation's capital today but wasn't selling thin mints but pitching silver dollars. >> that is the young scout standing next to a silver dollar. >> very cool that. is our report. >> thanks for joining >>> this is "world news." tonight, what's next? pope benedict takes a helicopter ride into history, as the world asks, who will be the new pope? looking for clues. would it be him? or could it be him? >>> same side. clint eastwood and 130 republicans join forces with president obama on gay marriage. >>> globetrotter. how on earth did wild man dennis rodman become the first american to meet the secretive dictator of north korea? >>> and lover's leap. she's afraid to jump. he nudges her off a cliff. talk about a breakup? the story behind the daredevil dive. >> i'm breaking up with you! >>> good evening. tonight, we begin in rome. for the first time in 600 years, the seat of st. peter is vacant because a living pope has returned to his quiet life. taking off the red shoes and the

bay area. they say money talks, but it couldn't convince a stanford star to believe college. mark coppell turned down a multimillion dollar contract after being drafted eighth overall in by the piratese mlb draft. what made him return for his senior season? our mindy bach has the story from down on the farm. >> and the starting pitcher tonight, mark appell. >> reporter: mark appell didn't know if he'd hear that announcement. the pirates offered appell nearly $4 million to leave the farm and join their organization. >> one of the things was, i never really felt led one way or the other. i didn't really feel convicted of where i should spend this next year. and i almost felt like it was kind of god's hand, like, hey, it's your choice. >> with no clear direction, appell sought the input of nearly everyone else. >> i talked with my parents, i talked with my advisers, i talked with my coaches, some teammates, some guys that had signed and playing in pro ball, guys that got draft and came back for their senior year. i felt really blessed with the wealth of resources to make my decision. i knew that coming back to school, a lot of people would think it was a risk, but no matter what the re

bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now.now at five. a stolen yacht >> pam: >> there was alcohol, pizza boxes. >> pam: the modern day pirates run afoul of the law after the eighty=foot sloop runs aground in pacifica. kron four is there the three suspects are brought to shore. at this hour, we are learning more about the three suspects. this, as crews scramble to try and save the yacht. i'm pam moore -- terisa estacio is live in pacifica -- what is the status of the yacht? >> reporter: you can see here from this video taken from our helicopter partnerhsip abc seven news the three suspects stranded on the yacht - after it got stuck out in a sand bar. initially - coast guard officials say the three refused to cooperate but then after they learned the yacht had been stolen. officials armed with guns used megaphones ordering the three to stand down as they boarded the vessel to take them into custody. watch as one by one, rescue teams pluck them off and bring them to shore on jet skis. each person was arrested on suspicion of a stolen boat. and taken to the pacific police department for questioning. jeff wadkins was on one of the divers who