howdjadoo Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/displa...gal_website.php Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Bummer. Gone for good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ccn103 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 ok, this is basically the WORST NEWS EVER!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 How about tracking users? That's what I am wondering about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 How about tracking users? That's what I am wondering about. um, me too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrrice Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 "They paid to upload and download music, some of it not yet released by record companies." That's some pretty inaccurate journalism. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hippycat Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Just thought I'd share the news, because I know it was a popular site for some - and down right despised by others. I haven't used it much in the last year and I felt that opening it up to so many (I think they were at 180K members) would make it a prime target to kill. Seems like I was right. http://www.slyck.com/story1605_OiNK_Busted OiNK BustedOctober 23, 2007Thomas Mennecke In what is being touted as a victory against the "biggest source of illegal pre-release chart albums", the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) concluded a joint two year investigation that has lead to the dismantling of the popular BitTorrent site OiNK. British and Dutch police coordinated their efforts which led to the arrest of the site administrator in the UK, and the seizure of OiNK's servers in Amsterdam. OiNK was a highly sought after target because of its alleged status as a pre-release gold mine. While pre-release material typically shows up on most BitTorrent sites given enough time, the IFPI charges that more than "60 major album releases have been leaked on OiNK so far this year, making it the primary source worldwide for illegal pre-release music." The arrest of OiNK's administrator is a significant escalation in copyright enforcement. Typically, individuals in such positions are only taken into custody without an arrest, however today's events are a bit extraordinary. BitTorrent administration has become a risky game, with operators running out of countries to safely call home. Also: Reuters has the story, which also explains why the admin was arrested: "British police said they arrested the 24-year-old on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 More info:http://www.gigwise.co.uk/news/37990/interp...c-download-site Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 i'd say that as long as you never were an initial uploader of a torrent you have little to worry about... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Or if you'd closed your account down a couple of months ago... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Or never signed up to begin with. Wow. This is a big deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 i'd say that as long as you never were an initial uploader of a torrent you have little to worry about... I'm not real worried. There are thousands upon thousands of people who used Oink a lot more than I ever did. I uploaded two or three discs a LONG time ago, but they probably weren't from any of the RIAA's labels, so I might have that going for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Yeah, I upped about four torrents and they weren't exactly top 40 material. Still.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lizish Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Like this comment from one of the links above: 'See, people dismiss Interpol as mere Joy Division copyists, but they Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I don't have an account in my name but my partner uploaded a few. They were rarer things ripped from our vinyl copies (not RIAA stuff) so I think we should be safe. Makes me nervous anyway. This is quite a take down. Score one for the RIAA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I am glad I don't know what this even is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I would think that's a far riskier proposition than Oink ever was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Maybe that people that run this place should delete all of the Oink threads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Maybe that people that run this place should delete all of the Oink threads. I agree. Let other places talk about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Maybe it's because Britney Spears' album leaked last night, I've been told. Insanity like that goes down, something is bound to give. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I would think that's a far riskier proposition than Oink ever was.no shit. i'd never use any P2P apps these days... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Too bad they could not have waited until after the annual Christmas free for all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
damo Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 well that just sucks what do we do now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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