International Internet regulators have suspended the original The Pirate Bay website, thepiratebay.org, after the owner failed to validate the website's contact details with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. 

Previously the bunged-up .org domain was used by TPB fans as a redirect to one of its latest domains, but on Monday, Dec. 7, people were greeted with a note from the site's registrar EuroDNS.

"This domain name is pending ICANN verification and has been suspended," says the message. "If you are the owner of this domain, you can reactivate this domain by logging into your EuroDNS account."

The suspension of the torrent distributor's original domain, however, is insignificant to most TPB users. They can still head over to the Swedish domain thepiratebay.se, where they will be redirected to its other official domain names.

Back in 2012, TPB's .org domain was informally retired since the owner feared that the U.S. government could seize the domain.

Fredrick Neij, cofounder of The Pirate Bay, is named as the registered owner of the domain. He is also listed as the contact person for TPB's other official domains.

Prior the emergence of the EuroDNS message on the site, thepiratebay.org was already noted as inaccessible.

In the meantime, anti-piracy group BREIN made a deal with The Pirate Bay and KickassTorrents to scrub out their uploaded files and disclose details on other members of the Dutch Movie Theater, a group notorious for uploading copyrighted content to torrent sites. The deal involved the uploader with the handle ipod020 who agreed to a cash settlement.

All torrents uploaded by ipod020 via Kickass have already been erased. A warning message now shows up upon opening their account, which is apparently intended for other people who wish to release torrent files.

"Illegal uploading and downloading costs a lot of money to the film industry, but also to me," says the message. "Do not do it. I had to settle with BREIN for thousands of euros."

Tim Kuik, the chief of BREIN, says that the group is dealing with increasingly prolific uploaders. According to Kuik, a few uploaders act as if sharing torrents is a risk-free hobby, when all the while they are causing widespread damage and unlawful websites are "profiting handsomely."

"If you run into trouble, it is an expensive hobby for sure," said Kuik.