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TorrentSpy BitTorrent tracker shuts down voluntarily
Of course, there's nothing illegal about the BitTorrent protocol itself. It's simply a way to transfer files, and the Linux and open source communities have been using BitTorrent to distribute software for some time now. But there's no denying that a lot of what you'll find at popular BitTorrent trackers like TorrentSpy and The Pirate Bay is copyrighted material like music, movies, and TV shows being distributed without permission from the copyright holders.
But is the answer to ask BitTorrent trackers to spy on their users, or to provide alternate, legal methods for distributing your content? Perhaps if the studios did a better job of providing high quality ad-supported videos and music for download, piracy wouldn't be so prevalent. Or maybe we're just living in a dream world.
[via TorrentFreak]
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memphis said 8:08PM on 3-27-2008
A sad, sad day
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Bufsabre said 8:10PM on 3-27-2008
im ganna go pour a 40 for them and all the memories and how easy they made getting things, im ganna miss those guys and gals
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Bloobie said 9:33PM on 3-27-2008
Considering that just visiting their website over the past few months has resulted in many, many incoming "Hollywood" domain requests, blocked by PeerGuardian's blacklists, I would say that their time was up long ago. Good riddance.
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michas_pi said 7:41AM on 3-28-2008
I concur whole-heartedly.
Drew said 7:40AM on 3-28-2008
Didn't they block US traffic a long time ago?
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julian said 7:41AM on 3-28-2008
well we finally see some solidarity from a website
and sadly
yes
that would be a dream world.
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marco said 4:02AM on 3-29-2008
Problem is too many people will continue stealing movies and software ... even if the prices are $1 for each movie / software title.
People KILL each other for 10 bucks...
What a sad world.
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Jeebus said 8:12AM on 3-29-2008
It's not fucking stealing. It's copyright infringement.
marco said 8:17AM on 3-29-2008
and where's the difference?
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marco said 4:05AM on 3-29-2008
I never went to a video store and put a dvd in my jacket and left without paying for it... so pls. tell me where is the difference, Jeebus?
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Jeebus said 12:54PM on 3-31-2008
The difference is in the definition. Look both words up in a dictionary if you don't know the difference.
The term "intellectual property" is a misnomer, as it is not property in the traditional sense.
Here's an easily accessible article about the subject. The comments are worth reading.
http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/copyright-crusade.ars