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At least they have a sense of humour about it in the press release, but seriously, how does combining two dumpster fires improve the situation?
Also, TIL LimeWire still exists as an entity. Also also, what fucking assets does Fyre have to offer?
LimeWire, the filesharing service that set the internet ablaze in the 2000s before being shut down for copyright infringement, said Tuesday that is acquiring the rights to Fyre Festival.
And it appreciates the irony.
“LimeWire Acquires Fyre Festival Brand — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” the company titled its news release.
LimeWire said it would “unveil a reimagined vision for Fyre — one that expands beyond the digital realm and taps into real-world experiences, community, and surprise.” The company offered no additional details about how the Fyre brand will be relaunched.
Oh, wait…NOT the Onion?
Since Ryan Reynolds is behind much of the funding, I think this was intentional trolling that NBC picked up.
Entirely unrelated to the original incarnation of LimeWire.