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- IShouldBeWorkin, on 12/19/2007, -11/+85obligatory '***** the MPAA' comment.
- KbuPlatinum, on 12/19/2007, -1/+75But when the CIA does it, its OK
- itsameericle, on 12/19/2007, -0/+72They definitely took the hit for all the file sharers out there by lying about the IP addresses... I'm sure the punishment will be harsh.
- macwac, on 12/19/2007, -1/+44How does this differ from the 10 million lost e-mails?
- paulexander, on 12/19/2007, -2/+44Thank you TorrentSpy. You took one for the team, and we owe it to you.
- tomisina, on 12/19/2007, -1/+37i will now use whatever decent product the people from torrentspy make... knowing that they will break laws on my behalf
it makes me feel so loved - johnny222, on 12/19/2007, -1/+32I'm noticing that everyone's realizing that posting an obligatory 'obligatory' comment usually gets lots of diggs.
- borninda818, on 12/19/2007, -1/+32Ehh. We still have TPB.
- asspants, on 12/19/2007, -1/+31i hope the users of torrent spy and in particular the uploaders don't forget who stepped on the grenade for them, to help them get back on their feet after this is all over.
- hexydes, on 12/19/2007, -1/+29Oh no. Now there will be no more file sharing. The MPAA has stopped file sharing once and for all.
- objectcode, on 12/19/2007, -4/+28***** the RIAA
- rnreekez, on 12/19/2007, -3/+23Wow, I'm glad I get my music and DVD's by shoving them in my shirt and walking quickly but calmly out the store.
- wonderchemist, on 12/19/2007, -12/+29Organizations that lie under oath and destroy records on sully the name legitimate file sharers.
- gharding, on 12/19/2007, -0/+15What incriminating evidence could the IP addresses have brought up? TorrentSpy wasn't even a tracker. It's not like TorrentSpy could somehow log downloads of infringed *****. Unless someone was copyrighting torrent files.
- DonTazeMeBro, on 12/19/2007, -1/+16Nobody better name any private trackers...
- Elranzer, on 12/19/2007, -1/+15Don't insult gays by associating them with the ***** at the RI/MPAA.
- JasonCox, on 12/19/2007, -3/+17Where is TorrentSpy even based at? Are they even in the US? Can the Fed even do anything?
Either way, I miss Demonoid. - HentaiJeff, on 12/19/2007, -0/+14assmunch
- Ozymandias42, on 12/19/2007, -0/+13The Stallman quote is "The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it." Internet refers to the community at large, not the machines themselves.
- echo2501, on 12/19/2007, -0/+12Maybe we can convince the MPAA that among the tapes the CIA destroyed were data backups of downloaded movies. Might see results.
- borninda818, on 12/19/2007, -0/+9I twitched as a result of the first tasering.
- yowhat2002, on 12/19/2007, -1/+10awkwaarrrd
- GvnMcCld, on 12/19/2007, -0/+8Maybe they had viruses...
- fkr3, on 12/19/2007, -6/+14Copyright infringers sully the name of legitimate file sharing and risk the future of p2p itself.
- ats314, on 12/19/2007, -2/+10"TorrentSpy also failed to provide the MPAA with full IP addresses of its users, testifying under oath that they were not available."
Bravo sirs, bravo. - borninda818, on 12/19/2007, -0/+8Last time i did that I got tasered...twice.
- ronaldinho, on 12/19/2007, -1/+8It's MPAA this time, but whatever, I concur. Dugg
- StephenCIreland, on 12/19/2007, -0/+7true, but id be interested to see what logs if any the pirate bay would keep, and would they do the same, i really have to say to these guys, thanks thanks for taking the bait on this one to protect the users of torrentspy. and after this is all over much appreciation should be shown
- adml_shake, on 12/19/2007, -0/+7Before you all start in with the "doom and calamity" stuff read Techdirts write up on it, they pointed out a few things.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20071218/161947.shtml - unyuzyall, on 12/19/2007, -0/+6What, both of them??!
- euro22, on 12/17/2008, -0/+6Servers aren't in US. Owner, however, is.
- nanboya, on 12/19/2007, -1/+6True, so true.
- iticu, on 12/19/2007, -0/+5Show no thanks for them taking the bullet. -.-
- digjam, on 12/19/2007, -1/+6CIA did it! Bush did it ! why torrentspy cant! I m happy they did what they could to save our ass by not giving ip addresses but at the same time sad that they will no longer will be able to do that! :'(
fk MPAA - Sil369, on 12/19/2007, -0/+4and FTI
- merreborn, on 12/19/2007, -0/+4It's pretty clear that the guys have shown up to the trial, so the US must have jurisdiction.
- jordn, on 12/19/2007, -0/+4What warranted the second tasing?
- Fubeman, on 12/19/2007, -1/+5A couple of points: First off, "Hey, we're a tech-oriented company, yet we'll mention all of this incriminating stuff all online, where it can be traced and used against us." Not too bright.
Also, did anyone else notice these "Strange" statements? "She noted RAM's function as primary storage and that the storage of data in RAM—even if not permanently archived—makes it electronically stored information governed by federal discovery rules."
as well as
". . . any data stored in RAM could be subject to a subpoena, as at a basic level it is a "medium from which information can be obtained" just like a hard drive."
Where can I get some of this "Primary Storage-RAM?" - ultimazombie, on 12/19/2007, -0/+4Now if we can only get the courts to make a verdict like this with the White House... "lost" e-mails ... right
- iticu, on 12/19/2007, -3/+7Would you rather see the MPAA file lawsuits systematically, with the only evidence a IP address, and the judge still thinking it was enough?
And anyway, you don't know if they were lieing or not. - sgoogle, on 12/19/2007, -0/+3RIAA / MPAA joins the tracker, Don't say it won't happen. Chances are if you know about it and it has a reasonable number of users, they already know about it. Then you just join a number of torrents and log all the users connected to those torrents
- wintersland, on 12/19/2007, -0/+3The US think they have jurisdiction everywhere however.
- CanadianGuy, on 12/20/2007, -1/+41 down 10001 to go, good luck MPAA
- Dumbledorito, on 12/19/2007, -2/+5The difference is that in this case, prosecution took place and some kind of punishment will be handed down.
In the other one, I think someone will get the Medal of Freedom and a bunch of Halliburton stock. - rnreekez, on 12/19/2007, -0/+3that's called resisting arrest
- cliffski, on 12/20/2007, -0/+3but you owe nothing to the people making the content?
- ryannerd, on 12/19/2007, -0/+3Apparently if any information makes its way on to your RAM chips it becomes subject to Federal Discovery rules.
- digitalpencil, on 12/19/2007, -2/+5Props to TorrentSpy for taking the hit and not divulging it's user-base's IPs.. It's a crying shame to see them go down like this, especially when they're convicted for the same crap government does every day. It's true that there's a law for them & one for us!
Anyways, sure its been said many times before in this thread but "***** the MPAA!" - cliffski, on 12/20/2007, -0/+3Oink... Demonoid...Torrentspy.. Napster... Yup, they are wining mate. deal with it.
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