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Ouch! ThePirateBay raided by authorities

Posted in Stupid, Tech by Derek at 3:19 pm
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Bittorrent users can agree that ThePirateBay was one of the best resources for acquiring hard to find files (class notes, lectures, etc.). Right? Apparently the in your face law defying antics of ThePirateBay have seen the darkness at the end of the tunnel.

The seizure of ThePirateBay.org’s entire server farm will guarantee this BitTorrent tracker will remain offline until the police complete their investigation. The uncertainty on the part of the police may stem from the fact ThePirateBay.org’s servers only host .torrent files, not actual copyrighted material. As a tracker, ThePirateBay.org’s function is to index .torrent files and to direct BitTorrent traffic and maintain the swarm (uploads and downloads.) The downloaded .torrent file contains all the necessary information to locate and download the queried file. The legality of indirectly linking to copyrighted material has yet to be tested by Swedish courts.

Not that I participate in such activities, but Mininova has always been a great resource.

22 Responses to “Ouch! ThePirateBay raided by authorities”

  1. AlliXSenoS says:

    “Not that I participate in such activities”
    …and we believe you

  2. Emory says:

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooOOoOOOOOoO! My life is worthless now!!! I was just looking for some cd’s on that yesterday. I wish there was something i could do :(

  3. s0crates82 says:

    emory:

    isohunt and mininova

  4. Mufasu says:

    Why do they always kill the ones i love?

  5. SMASH says:

    i was in the middle of downloading my …. homework form them to :(

  6. chad says:

    hmmm i was downloading some stuff myself when I went to bed.. now at work… wonder if I got to finish my stuff before the pinch….. ::crosses fingers::

  7. Nic says:

    your stuff will still download, nothing is hosted on that site, the files are hosted on the computers of the users you are connected to now.

    torrentreactor.net is also a good one

  8. Nic says:

    oh and torrentreactor.net is NSFW!!! NSFW!!! thanks to the ads on the left hand side of the page

  9. Justin says:

    :scoff: piraters!

    …okay, newnova.org is where i get my shows, but THAT’S IT!

  10. Emory says:

    @Justin
    Arghhhh, ya wanna walk the plank matey? :D

  11. Chem says:

    Dude,even if their tracker’s down, still my azureus works fine, it doesnt depend entirely on the tracker :)

  12. Patrick says:

    Yarrr!… Torrentz.com is a search engine for many torrent sites!
    But don’t forget ISOhunt…. Though personally, I prefer torrentspy!
    Arrrrr… A 3 Cannon Salute To TPB!

  13. FernyB says:

    /\
    |
    |
    Mininova

  14. Nic says:

    Boom!
    ……….
    Boom!
    ………
    Boom!

    (silence)

  15. Emory says:

    BOOOM!!

    ~~~~~~~~

    BOOOM!!

    ~~~~~~~~

    BOOOM!!

    ~~~~~~~~

    LONG LIVE
    THE PIRATE BAY!!
    Arrgh!

  16. Nic says:

    ahoy!

  17. chad says:

    Argh the sea dogs that raided ye ole TPB shall pay for their actions!!… But we pirates still won’t pay for our movies, music, and games while we rape and pillage the booty of the entertainment industries …. are avast matey…. digital media hoe!!!

  18. mitko says:

    The police is making some activities in Bulgaria also they are trying to hit the biggest torent site in Bulgaria and aresting people from there i think this is a job of the software/games/movies/music industry they are coming together to fight pirasy, but they will never susses! the pirasy its like the drugs they will never end!

  19. Joy says:

    Does anyone really use torrents for educational purposes? If that’s true, I should try it out during grad school.. I hardly ever used piratebay. Mininova and torrentspy are plenty for most things I need..

  20. Derek says:

    I used the torrent network for educational purposes. I had to find a certain application in order to complete my paper. Does that count? ;)

  21. Fredrik says:

    Up and runing folks – fuck the MPAA – we are coming back :)

  22. Dan says:

    Fredrik – Drop us an email at tips@uneasysilence.com

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