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  • Blizzard
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2006
    • 200
    #1

    MPAA goes after Newsgroups and Torrents

    http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/23...lawsuits_.html

    They are going after Binary Newsgroup Indexers not ISP NNTP providers.

    Today?s lawsuits mark the first time the MPAA is taking action against sites that enable users of Newsgroups to easily find and download illegal content. Newsgroups are electronic bulletin boards which in recent years have become a major source of pirated content as users are able to attach movie, music and games files to their messages. The following is a list of the sites being sued by the MPAA and its member companies.

    Isohunt.com, BTHub.com and TorrentBox.com: These related Torrent sites facilitate downloads of over 140,000 content items, including popular movies and television shows such as Wedding Crashers, Lost and Desperate Housewives.

    TorrentSpy.com is the world?s most-visited site for obtaining infringing content using Torrent software. The site offers over 160,000 content items including 27,182 movies, 21,130 TV shows and over 45,000 music items.

    NiteShadow.com has over 24,000 registered members and offers over 1,000 science-fiction TV and movie content including Battlestar Galactica, Quantum Leap, Sliders, Stargate, Babylon 5 and multiple Star Trek series.

    eDonkey: Ed2k-It.com is a leading eDonkey site, with over 46,000 registered site members. eDonkey sites provide easy one-click access to specific content items on their peer-to-peer network.

    Newsgroups: NZB-Zone.com, BinNews.com and DVDRs.net are membership-based websites that enable users of Newsgroups to initiate easy downloads of infringing content. NZB-Zone offers over 3.3 million files, including Star Wars Episode III, Wedding Crashers, Chronicles of Narnia, 40 Year-Old Virgin and King Kong; BinNews.com offers files for over 3,000 movies; and DVDRs.net has over 37,000 members.
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    • Jakke PNG
      ex-TeenGodFather
      • Nov 2001
      • 20306
      #2
      Does this mean that a certain unnamed sponsor who almost skinned the board already are walking on some hot coal?
      ..and I'm off.

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        • Blizzard
          Confirmed User
          • Jan 2006
          • 200
          #3
          This site is probably next on the hitlist:

          http://www.newzbin.com/browse/cat/p/movies/dvd/

          Woohoo check this shit out:

          http://www.newzbin.com/browse/cat/p/xxx/

          All posts in Orange are posted TODAY.
          Last edited by Blizzard; 02-24-2006, 07:57 AM.

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            • Manowar
              jellyfish  
              • Dec 2003
              • 71528
              #4
              Originally posted by TeenGodFather
              Does this mean that a certain unnamed sponsor who almost skinned the board already are walking on some hot coal?
              hopefully

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                • MontrealPimp
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 937
                  #5
                  http://www.torrentlounge.com

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                    • jacked
                      sperm tail
                      • May 2004
                      • 11019
                      #6
                      Originally posted by TeenGodFather
                      Does this mean that a certain unnamed sponsor who almost skinned the board already are walking on some hot coal?

                      i'd say so... they know whats comming and thats why there kissing everyones ass right now, if the RIAA wins this which i'm sure they will with the amount of financial backing they have... it might put them in some really hot water bye bye goober

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                        • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
                          best designer on GFY
                          • Mar 2003
                          • 30307
                          #7
                          Over 5 Million dollars a month ise made each month with stolen adult content alone probably more.

                          I cant imagine what these thieves do to mainstream in damage.

                          The shit has to stop, its not right.
                          Its blatant theft with a clever excuse. Well that excuse is becomming not so clever really in the eyes of the law.
                          Last edited by AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE; 02-24-2006, 09:04 AM.

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                            • chazer
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 370
                              #8
                              big whoop, more will spring up. kill 1, 2 will appear to take it's place.

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                                • Jakke PNG
                                  ex-TeenGodFather
                                  • Nov 2001
                                  • 20306
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by chazer
                                  big whoop, more will spring up. kill 1, 2 will appear to take it's place.
                                  Don't kill one, there's still 2 more.
                                  2's better than 3.
                                  ..and I'm off.

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                                    • pr0
                                      rockin tha trailerpark
                                      • May 2001
                                      • 23088
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by chazer
                                      big whoop, more will spring up. kill 1, 2 will appear to take it's place.
                                      bingo, until its put up in a cheaper & easier form...i.e. itunes
                                      __________
                                      Loadedca$h - get sum! - Revengebucks - mmm rebills! - webair (gotz sErVrz)

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                                        • Blizzard
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2006
                                          • 200
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by chazer
                                          big whoop, more will spring up. kill 1, 2 will appear to take it's place.
                                          I guess we shouldn't kill child porn sites either, since more will replace them.
                                          Last edited by Blizzard; 02-24-2006, 09:14 AM.

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                                            • stereolab
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Mar 2004
                                              • 798
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Blizzard
                                              This site is probably next on the hitlist:

                                              http://www.newzbin.com/browse/cat/p/movies/dvd/

                                              Woohoo check this shit out:

                                              http://www.newzbin.com/browse/cat/p/xxx/

                                              All posts in Orange are posted TODAY.
                                              wow, i'm suprised that wasn't the first one hit. those guys are pretty popular.

                                              and i suppose the premium newsgroup services are using the 'network neutrality' "we're an ISP" type of argument?

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                                                • Pornwolf
                                                  Drunk and Unruly
                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                  • 22712
                                                  #13
                                                  I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade...

                                                  Webair, bitches.

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                                                    • Blizzard
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jan 2006
                                                      • 200
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by chazer
                                                      big whoop, more will spring up. kill 1, 2 will appear to take it's place.
                                                      LOL, just did a background search on this guy, I don't see a single post in a non-surfer thread and is a user of torrent sites and warez IRC channels

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                                                        • dinkz
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jun 2002
                                                          • 534
                                                          #15
                                                          Here's some funny reading: http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php


                                                          ICQ: 267715714

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                                                            • chupacabra
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Sep 2002
                                                              • 3626
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by stereolab
                                                              wow, i'm suprised that wasn't the first one hit. those guys are pretty popular.

                                                              and i suppose the premium newsgroup services are using the 'network neutrality' "we're an ISP" type of argument?
                                                              i'm not sure if newzbin falls under the same catagory of the other NNTP indexers, as they only list/index what is on the myriad newsgroup servers themselves, and don't offer any provision for downloading the files through their service, unlike GUBA and their ilk..
                                                              ...promise her a defamation, tell her where the rain will fall..

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                                                                • Michael O
                                                                  More Cowbell
                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                  • 10607
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by AlienQ
                                                                  Over 5 Million dollars a month ise made each month with stolen adult content alone probably more.

                                                                  I cant imagine what these thieves do to mainstream in damage.

                                                                  The shit has to stop, its not right.
                                                                  Its blatant theft with a clever excuse. Well that excuse is becomming not so clever really in the eyes of the law.
                                                                  Games being available for download before they are released probably don't help sale
                                                                  Truth Teller

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