NZBMatrix closed for good - GoFuckYourself.com

Socks · 12-09-2012, 11:27 AM

http://nzbmatrix.com/the_end.html

The End...

It is with our regret to announce that NZBMATRIX has closed.

We have had to make this decision due to a very large takedown request from a company called Wiggin LLC. These represent the following: Federation Against Copyright Theft Limited ("FACT"), Paramount Home Entertainment International Limited; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Limited; The Walt Disney Company Limited; Twentieth Century Fox Film Company Limited; Universal Pictures (UK) Limited; Warner Bros. Entertainment UK Limited.

As everyone is aware we are DMCA/Takedown notice compliant, and always have been.
Once this notice is completed we are left with an impossible task of policing our indexing bots. Even then it won't stop there, there will be follow-up notices etc.

Coupled with this is problems with payment providers, we have been through pretty much everyone out there, in the end they all pull out.
There are massive server/bandwidth costs to pay, with the payments in-stability this is a very hard task.

NZBMATRIX has never been the subject of any legal issues or threats.

Also the Usenet Indexing scene is going through some changes, with content being removed from pretty much every provider its making the existence of an indexer irrelevant if the content does not even exists anymore.

So it's time for us to bow out...

Shedevils · 12-09-2012, 02:06 PM

This is huge. Their sister site nzbxxx is gone too.

I've heard a rumor that Astraweb may be shutting down soon as well.

k0nr4d · 12-09-2012, 02:24 PM

I was always wondering when Usenet would be targetted...for the longest time that was absolutely the easiest and fastest way to download ANYTHING.

Babaganoosh · 12-09-2012, 07:02 PM

There are still hundreds if not thousands of private indexing sites out there. I have a friend who works for a hosting company and the techs there have set up their own private indexing site just for their own use. Frankly it's pretty good.

Since it's internal there are no DMCA concerns. They're indexing from an offshore usenet provider. It seems pretty bulletproof (for now anyway). The entertainment industry is going to have a really hard time shutting them down.

lucas131 · 12-09-2012, 07:05 PM

it is great, shame adult industry have again nothing to do with it

Socks · 12-11-2012, 07:19 AM

Yep they're all going invite only.

12-09-2012, 11:27 AM	#1
Socks Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,475	NZBMatrix closed for good http://nzbmatrix.com/the_end.html The End... It is with our regret to announce that NZBMATRIX has closed. We have had to make this decision due to a very large takedown request from a company called Wiggin LLC. These represent the following: Federation Against Copyright Theft Limited ("FACT"), Paramount Home Entertainment International Limited; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Limited; The Walt Disney Company Limited; Twentieth Century Fox Film Company Limited; Universal Pictures (UK) Limited; Warner Bros. Entertainment UK Limited. As everyone is aware we are DMCA/Takedown notice compliant, and always have been. Once this notice is completed we are left with an impossible task of policing our indexing bots. Even then it won't stop there, there will be follow-up notices etc. Coupled with this is problems with payment providers, we have been through pretty much everyone out there, in the end they all pull out. There are massive server/bandwidth costs to pay, with the payments in-stability this is a very hard task. NZBMATRIX has never been the subject of any legal issues or threats. Also the Usenet Indexing scene is going through some changes, with content being removed from pretty much every provider its making the existence of an indexer irrelevant if the content does not even exists anymore. So it's time for us to bow out...

12-09-2012, 02:24 PM	#3
k0nr4d Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 9,228	I was always wondering when Usenet would be targetted...for the longest time that was absolutely the easiest and fastest way to download ANYTHING. __________________ Mechanical Bunny Media Mechbunny Tube Script \| Mechbunny Webcam Aggregator Script \| Custom Web Development

12-09-2012, 07:02 PM	#4
Babaganoosh ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: /home Posts: 15,841	There are still hundreds if not thousands of private indexing sites out there. I have a friend who works for a hosting company and the techs there have set up their own private indexing site just for their own use. Frankly it's pretty good. Since it's internal there are no DMCA concerns. They're indexing from an offshore usenet provider. It seems pretty bulletproof (for now anyway). The entertainment industry is going to have a really hard time shutting them down. __________________ I like pie.

12-09-2012, 02:06 PM	#2
Shedevils Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 499	This is huge. Their sister site nzbxxx is gone too. I've heard a rumor that Astraweb may be shutting down soon as well.

12-09-2012, 07:05 PM	#5
lucas131 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,475	it is great, shame adult industry have again nothing to do with it

12-11-2012, 07:19 AM	#6
Socks Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,475	Yep they're all going invite only.