Suprnova.org goes offline for good

[Sir O]

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A MESSAGE on Suprnova.org, which describes itself as the Universal Bit Torrent Source, said that it is "closing down for good" in the way that "we all know it".
It won't host or track any torrent links either, and the lads and lasses said they've tried everything to stay up.

The message said they've tried everything, including mirrors, including everything but it's a "sad day" for them.

Suprnova Mirror

[Goatweed]

yeah, apparently some lawyers got to them - for some reason I thought they were offshore tho.

Anyway, here's a temp site - I hear there will be more but it will be a lot more underground :

edit : for some reason, I totally missed that you linked the mirror site in your post. sorry.

[Sir O]

I thought they were offshore too...oh well. I remember about a week ago some bittorrent site in Finland got raided, so they're apparently dropping the hammer. There's also always thepiratebay.org, which is based in Sweden and constantly getting threatened with lawsuits, but the Swedish gov't just don't give a fuck. Their response to EA:

> Re: Electronic Arts Trademark and Copyright
> Infringement Notice
>
>
> Dear Mr. Neij:
>
> It has been brought to the attention of Electronic Arts Inc. ("EA") that
> the website <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.piratebay.org">http://www.piratebay.org</a><!-- m --> with the IP addresses of
> 217.75.120.115, 217.75.120.116, 217.75.120.118 is conducting
> unauthorized activities with respect to EA's copyrighted software, The
> Sims 2. The aforementioned website is offering and distributing
> bittorrent seeds for an unauthorized downloadable version of this EA
> game.
>
> The infringing material may be found at:
>
> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.piratebay.org/download.php/3238103/Sims%202.torrent">http://www.piratebay.org/download.php/3 ... 02.torrent</a><!-- m -->
>
> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.piratebay.org/downloa....one-CLO">http://www.piratebay.org/downloa....one-CLO</a><!-- m -->
> NEGAME_Full.Release_%28exclusive_for_trackerwww.prq.to%29.torrent
>

Hello and thank you for contacting us. We have shut down the website in
question.

Oh wait, just kidding. We haven't, since the site in question is fully
legal. Unlike certain other countries, such as the one you're in, we have
sane copyright laws here. But we also have polar bears roaming the
streets and attacking people :-(.


> This unauthorized activity with respect to the distribution of EA's
> software products constitutes infringement of EA's intellectual property
> rights. EA enforces its intellectual property rights very aggressively
> by using every legal option available.

Please don't sue us right now, our lawyer is passed out in an alley from
too much moonshine, so please atleast wait until he's found and doesn't
have a huge hangover...

>
> As you are listed as the registrant for this website, EA demands that
> you immediately and permanently disable access to the aforementioned
> bittorrent seeds for The Sims 2 and any in the future.

You're free to demand anything you want. So are we. We demand that you
cease and desist sending letters like this, since they're frivolous and
meaningless. Where should I send the bill for the consumed diskspace and
bandwidth?

> Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions concerning
> this matter, please contact us via e-mail at:
> [email]<!-- e --><a href="mailto:[email protected]">mailto:[email protected]</a><!-- e -->.[/email]
>
>
> Regards,
>
> EA Law - IP Enforcement
> Electronic Arts Inc.
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

Thank you for your entertainment. As with all other threats, we will
publish this one on <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://static.thepiratebay.org/legal/">http://static.thepiratebay.org/legal/</a><!-- m -->

//anakata

Edited By Sir O on 1103512441

[Galt]

torrent grabber

[Sir O]

Damn, that's a horrible site. Did it go inactive months ago or something? Nobody's seeding!

[Galt]

I registered for suprnova forums like two days ago. I had a question and didn't know where to get it answered, and on that forum, the torrent grabber site kept getting mentioned. I haven't really looked through it, I just thought it might not have been a coincidence

[infox]

Damn, that's a horrible site. Did it go inactive months ago or something? Nobody's seeding!

TorrentGrabber is up!

[Black Lazerus]

Damn, that's a horrible site. Did it go inactive months ago or something? Nobody's seeding!

TorrentGrabber is up!

you sir are you the owner of this site?

[GonzoStyle]

phoenix torrents also shutdown last week.

[Gooch]

i meant to write about that yesterday..then my Windows XP got walloped. The MIAA (motion picture Industry) has begun litigation on Bit torrents. Limewire is next. Instead of doing the RIAA move against users...which backfired...they are fully going lock, stock and two smoking barrells....for suprnova, isohunt and others. Bit Torrents is about to take a hit of major proportions. Suprnova just did a smart, smart thing...but will still take a hit...unless it was a behind the scenes deal to get them not to go to court.

[PatCooper]

Youceff torrents is also gone

[Jack]

Its just a matter of time before the next big thing hits.

Relax and ride out the storm.

Everybody panicked when Napster went offline. Bigger and better things rose out of its ashes.

[Keyser Soze]

whack a mole!

[Galt]

so then what is the place? Is it isohunt? Right when I started to understand this shit, they go and shut down all the sites.

[diceisgod]

:angry:

[Gooch]

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December 30, 2004, 4:55 PM PST

By Robert Lemos
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

The latest peer-to-peer site to come into the legal crosshairs of the motion-picture industry promised this week to fight, and put out a virtual hat to finance its legal fund.

LokiTorrent, a Web site and index of files available through a peer-to-peer technology known as BitTorrent, posted a letter from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) on its site on Tuesday. The letter states that the MPAA has filed suit in district court in Texas against the site and demands that Loki Torrent cease linking to video files that could infringe on studios' copyrights.

"If you've ever benefited from this site or file-sharing in general, now is the time to show your support," a message on LokiTorrent stated. "We are looking at a cost of $30K per month in fees."

So far, the site has garnered nearly $18,000, or about 60 percent of the total needed for a month, according to a bar graph on the site.

The MPAA could not be immediately reached for comment.

LokiTorrent is the latest file-sharing site to run into the legal guns of the motion picture industry. Several peer-to-peer sites disappeared from the Internet earlier this month, after the MPAA filed suits against them.

Sites acting as "hubs" for BitTorrent sharing of movies, TV shows and other free downloads are the most recent focus of the copyright holders' war on peer-to-peer technology.







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[Goatweed]

somehow, I don't see that working out very well.