Mininova tests copyright filtering service
Mininova's content checker utilizes a third-party recognition system, and the crew hopes that it will allow artists and producers to better control their own content.
Will it make a difference? Eventually, perhaps. The screenshot above illustrates pretty clearly that this 1) isn't going to impact all Mininova's torrents and 2) won't change things instantly.
As you would expect, user response to the announcement has been largely negative. Apart from the "way to make your site suck" comments, one user posted "Bad move. By being active in copyright control you're opening yourselves up for even more lawsuits, just like YouTube."
The bottom line? It's a tough gig running a torrent site today, and it's only going to get tougher.
[via TorrentFreak]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
der_tuxman said 2:21PM on 5-06-2009
Thus, hail eMule. There's no way to filter its Kad results.
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Sonic said 2:50PM on 5-06-2009
Sites like Mininova are now stuck between a rock and a hard place depending on the TPB vs Sweden trial. On the one hand they could continue allowing the use of torrents and potentially suffer the consequences if TPB loses. Or if TPB wins they would be free from most worry of a trial.
I still think its a lose-lose situation for most sites, even those that don't index the torrents themselves but search other sites could be effected heavily by the current situation.
Although if Mininova goes through with this in the long run they will probably be forced to shut down due to lack of funds.
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radman1331 said 3:04PM on 5-06-2009
Maybe removing the Movie section of the website would be a better gesture.
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r3loaded said 4:32PM on 5-06-2009
As I've stated on TorrentFreak, I bet you anything their fancy new filtering system is pure eyewash to fob off the industry. They never said their "filtering" would work ;)
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