Bittorrent

[DemonStar55]

well i got sad when I found this out good thing their only getting sued by the MPAA good thing I don't DL lots of movies

well it started happenign like a few weeks ago I think

so far suprnova.org is down
youceff is down
those are the only ones I used that got shut down

lokitorrent is getting sued right now

isoHunt will probably stay up

puntorrents had a little scare because one of the members of Fat Wrecks was trying to get them to take off some torrents around the same time this started

so whats your view on all these bittorrent sites getting shut down?

A series of news on BitTorrent / eDonkey crackdown:

- MPAA targetting BitTorrent servers
We've been emailed a cease & desist letter from them, with a "sample" of infringing links. We are in the process of working this out with them, as per our copyright policy.
- Youceff shutdown (Updated)
Crackdown is really heating up worldwide (their servers were in France)
- ShareConnector shutdown
Along with some other eDonkey verified link sites.
- A list of affected BitTorrent and eDonkey sites
- Adding to the list, Suprnova.org just announced permanent close down along with TorrentBits

This begs the question of why are copyright owners so bent on shutting things down, when resources can be better spent on embracing new technologies instead. The movie studios sued Sony on VCRs once and failed, and home videos are now a big business. With the Grokster / Streamcast case going to the US Supreme Court, one can only hope that history do repeat itself for P2P. If not... what's the point of the internet again?

iTunes has proven that selling digital media over the internet can be a success. Shouldn't the same happen to TV and movies now?

 

[thecheat]

Itunes is sucessful because the files are small and cheap. not untill connections are faster will we have paid movies/TV downloads. and its a damn shame that SN is down, it was a good place for Mac apps (photoshop anyone?)

 

[sam fisher]

thank god i never downloaded anything and that i closed my legal torrent site as it kept going illegal.

 

[spray]

meh, it happens.

the only thing that worries me though is that at present i'm not seeing anything coming to the fore to replace it, when napster went winmx and kaaza appeared, as they went down edonkey got insanely popular, that subsided to be replaced more by BT, i'm thinking DC++ could be the new black when it comes to p2p, i'll always have edonkey though. that thing has everything!

 

[Klown]

It's a good thing. Now all you moronic kids can't download teh filez anymore. Public file sharing like that is a disease.

 

[Mosch]

It's a good thing. Now all you moronic kids can't download teh filez anymore. Public file sharing like that is a disease.

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It's virtually impossible to completely close down filesharing. With a little interest in this kind of thing you can basically get whatever you want.

 

[Klown]

Thats what I want. UNDERGROUND sharing of files. I hate very obvious publicly shared warez.

 

[Jeffery Mewtamer]

Me and several of my friends are upset with the closure of Suprnova. I'm just glad the tracker I visit most often is still up and running.

P.S. The RIAA and The MPAA can both burn in ****

 

[Goity]

they spend too much money on piracy and not enough on good media!

 

[Klown]

Me and several of my friends are upset with the closure of Suprnova. I'm just glad the tracker I visit most often is still up and running.

P.S. The RIAA and The MPAA can both burn in ****

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HOW DARE THEY DEFEND THEIR PROPERTY! HOW DARE THEY! LONG LIVE STEALING! LONG LIVE STEALING!

 

[spray]

Thats what I want. UNDERGROUND sharing of files. I hate very obvious publicly shared warez.

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haha, you are so l33t

what difference does it honestly make when file sharing is underground as opposed to available to all

 

[Klown]

Thats what I want. UNDERGROUND sharing of files. I hate very obvious publicly shared warez.

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haha, you are so l33t

what difference does it honestly make when file sharing is underground as opposed to available to all

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The more public = more idiots downloading things for free instead of buying things = more problems for business = the more money spent on this crazy witchhunt = annoying as hell.

 

[Goity]

what he said!

 

[spray]

Thats what I want. UNDERGROUND sharing of files. I hate very obvious publicly shared warez.

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haha, you are so l33t

what difference does it honestly make when file sharing is underground as opposed to available to all

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The more public = more idiots downloading things for free instead of buying things = more problems for business = the more money spent on this crazy witchhunt = annoying as hell.

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i stand corrected

give yourself another l33t point

 

[Goity]

one from me as welll

 

[spray]

one from me as welll

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post whore

 

[PinkSpider]

I download all my media, but does this mean anyones losing out? No... because firstly I wouldnt buy it as I never have enough money... 20 quid for 4 episodes of anime; fuck off. Secondly do you play roms on your GP32... yes? Did you rip them yourself... no? Then in the laws eyes its just as bad.

I dont care tho... im poor. Ah well back to lokitorrent^

^mufftorrent.

ps: rant was shit.. im no good at these.

x

 

[Goity]

poor torrents...
btw spray: -2 l33t points!

 

[DemonStar55]

theirs always Exeem still in private beta tho

interview w/ the creator of it on suprnova.org