>>http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-nemesis-has-name-changed-by-pranksters-090607/
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>>"Interestingly, no identity check is carried out in Sweden for name change applications, the person concerned just receives a letter to inform the change has been carried out."
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>LOL
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>Driving around Baton Rouge recently I was taken aback to pass a street called Jean Lafitte Drive. I know Louisiana has an affinity for colorful personalities but naming a street after a pirate? It gave me a smile for some reason.

I think he's one of the "good guy" pirates. Apparantly, he played some role supporting Andy Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Yul Brenner played the part in "The Buccaner" (1958).