Elitetorrents shut down :'(

[SkankinMonkey]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

The Department of Homeland Security raided and shut down Elitetorrents today. Yes, bittorrent users are terrorists.

 

[MasterAkumaMatata]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

Never heard of Elitetorrents before.

 

[joe81]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

eh just because the gov shut them down doesnt mean they're terrorists

 

[SkankinMonkey]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

I didn't know the department of homeland security was supposed to enforce copyrights?

 

[Scared0o0Rabbit]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

DHS has a few agencies under it, including a couple that fit in in this situation as the website was registered in the US but the guy who owns it lives in the netherlands.

 

[SkankinMonkey]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

Originally posted by Scared0o0Rabbit@Wed, 2005-05-25 @ 09:09 PM

DHS has a few agencies under it, including a couple that fit in in this situation as the website was registered in the US but the guy who owns it lives in the netherlands.

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Actually, the server was hosted in netherlands, the owner and a few other site-ops were scattered about America for the most part, though there were some europeans.

 

[IceDigger]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

usenet is safe 😀

 

[Scared0o0Rabbit]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

I really need to just pay for a good usenet service I think =|

 

[VertigoXX]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

It was because they were hosting a torrent file for Star Wars Episode III. No joke, that's how it was reported in The Akron Beacon Journal.

 

[ExCyber]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

Yeah, I figured they would use RotS as a big excuse to go after trackers, since Star Wars's massive popularity among the more technically-inclined was bound to lead to staggering "losses" that they could boast about avenging to an eager press. How many people do you suppose downloaded and skimmed the workprint first just to make sure it wasn't total crap before seeing it in the theater, after Episodes 1 and 2? Heh.

usenet is safe

It's not so much "safe" as "not targeted at the moment".

 

[joe81]

Elitetorrents shut down :'(

eh i hate the industries that's all i have to say. the government is a pawn for the corps. yadda yadda yadda i'm drunk and i hate how the elite rule all