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In 2014, Swedish police raided the site again, seizing servers and taking the site offline for weeks. The site returned in early 2015 under new management, having shed much of its core original team.

The name "The Pirate Bay" was chosen as a reference to the pirate radio stations that operated in the 1960s, broadcasting from the high seas to evade Swedish authorities. The site's logo, a stylized image of a pirate ship, has become iconic and synonymous with online piracy. pirate bays wikipedia

The Pirate Bay has had several notable members and administrators: In 2014, Swedish police raided the site again,