PirateBay shut down?

[claylomax]

Why the governments always focus on TPB when there are so many other torrent sites? Is it because of the name (has "pirate" in it)?

 

[vega22]

biggest site, and the more they talk about it the more know about it and the bigger it gets....funny that.

so many people use torrents to download stuff because they heard about it in the news. you would almost think they want it to grow so it does become a real problem to the industries.

 

[Blue-Knight]

Why the governments always focus on TPB when there are so many other torrent sites?

That's the question I make to myself everyday! Their "problems" won't be over by just shutting TPB down.

It doesn't make any sense. I think they are being hard pressed by the "companies" to chase them.

Just my opinion.

 

[FireFox]

Why the governments always focus on TPB when there are so many other torrent sites? Is it because of the name (has "pirate" in it)?

they always point the finger at PirateBay because it is one of the most powerful and popular platforms and they always have been afraid of not be able to stop it.

they were unable to stop PirateBay are not able and will never be, they will have to live with the regret that there's always someone bigger than them and go back home with the tail between the legs like a shot dog.

 

[Blue-Knight]

they always point the finger at PirateBay because it is one of the most powerful and popular platforms and they always have been afraid of not be able to stop it.

Let's say TPB will never come back... Then users will start to seek other sites (as many are doing right now).

The traffic will migrate from one place to another, but will be more fragmented I believe.

The question will be: Now, who will be their next target?!

And this chasing is completely useless because those who are seeking for illegal downloads will always find them because torrents don't depend on any website. It can be done privately.

 

[FireFox]

The question will be: Now, who will be their next target?!

There wont be another target because they are too busy, concentrated and focused on PirateBay that they forgot about the rest of the World.

 

[PLAfiller]

Why the governments always focus on TPB when there are so many other torrent sites? Is it because of the name (has "pirate" in it)?

I have asked myself too. I think it's what marketologists/economists call "first mover's advantage". It usually is a positive thing, but sometimes it's negative. Like Napster. It was the 1st P2P "thing" for music back in the days. It went down hard and fast. Now you have it's legal counterparts: iTunes, online music sale, etc.

TPB is the same for me. It's like a flagship, that just "leads" the pack. And the authorities want to make "an example". It's the student, that has to take all the punishment. No matter what. Ultimately, they have a right IMO. Relatively, though, it won't make a single piece of difference.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Kickass, Demonoid or ISOhunt would be my guess - Demonoid & ISOhunt have both had their shit raided and got taken down - ISOhunt however had their domain taken away from them and subsequently went down for a few days/weeks. They have never been raided but I remember reading something about the founder wanting them to go 'legit' just like Minnova

 

[FireFox]

Kickass, Demonoid or ISOhunt would be my guess - Demonoid & ISOhunt have both had their shit raided and got taken down - ISOhunt however had their domain taken away from them and subsequently went down for a few days/weeks. They have never been raided but I remember reading something about the founder wanting them to go 'legit' just like Minnova

I haven't used mininova , when you say legit like mininova you mean minnova is legit?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I haven't used mininova , when you say legit like mininova you mean minnova is legit?

Last time i visited minnova they were charging either a fee or subscription fee to download some of their torrents - So long as the MPAA & RIAA get their cut, they dont give a fuck what minnova does.

 

[FireFox]

Last time i visited minnova they were charging either a fee or subscription fee to download some of their torrents - So long as the MPAA & RIAA get their cut, they dont give a fuck what minnova does.

Weird history, if i download through PirateBay in a few minutes the FBI is
knocking at my door like if i had breached the White House security, but if I download through mininova everything is ok?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Weird history, if i download through PirateBay in a few minutes the FBI is
knocking at my door like if i had breached the White House security, but if I download through mininova everything is ok?

well they are legit now so i suppose its ok... I havent been on there so I dont know if you have to pay to download all their torrents or just the latest movies/music. Not sure about games though

 

[FireFox]

well they are legit now so i suppose its ok... I havent been on there so I dont know if you have to pay to download all their torrents or just the latest movies/music. Not sure about games though

This is a battle that will never end.

 

[jboydgolfer]

Well this sucks. At least KAT is still on.

isn't down.But the transition is still being implemented.
http://thepiratebay.cr/

 

[erocker]

Sucks when my DVR gets shut down.

 

[Blue-Knight]

isn't down.But the transition is still being implemented.
http://thepiratebay.cr/

There are people saying this is not the real site, just a cached version or something like that.

Could anyone confirm this?

Thanks!

 

[erocker]

There are people saying this is not the real site, just a cached version or something like that.

Could anyone confirm this?

Thanks!

The "latest 48 hours" are all up to date. They're just missing the dates right now.

 

[Devon68]

Weird history, if i download through PirateBay in a few minutes the FBI is
knocking at my door like if i had breached the White House security

No most likely the will threat your ISP for letting you download a torrent.
Your ISP will send you a notice to stop doing that or if they catch you 2 more times they will cut your internet and you will have to find a new ISP. But truth be told they will never do that because that would be like shooting them self's in the foot.

 

[FireFox]

No most likely the will threat your ISP for letting you download a torrent.
Your ISP will send you a notice to stop doing that or if they catch you 2 more times they will cut your internet and you will have to find a new ISP. But truth be told they will never do that because that would be like shooting them self's in the foot.

That's right because as I wrote above I got already fines from 500€ up to 10.000€ to pay but nobody sent me a notice,

This website is working:
http://piratebay.rocks/

 

[Octopuss]

Looks like Germany is way worse than America.

 

[FireFox]

Looks like Germany is way worse than America.

The problem in Germany is that there are many fake Agencies that track your ip and send bogus letters, claiming that they are from the RIIA.

Last time i got a latter saying that I had to pay 1000€ becasue they tracked my ip while I was downloading (Avatar the film) and i had one month to pay otherwise I would go to jail for one year.

Ridiculous.

 

[jboydgolfer]

Well this sucks. At least KAT is still on.

There are people saying this is not the real site, just a cached version or something like that.

Could anyone confirm this?

Thanks!

I PERSONALLY cannot confirm with 100% certainty that the link I provided IS indeed the Actual TPB, but I'll link You the article that I got it from, and You can judge for Yourself.

I found that article posted around 8 or so hours after the announcement that TPB was taken down. Either way, try a magnet link, and see if it DL's, if NOT, KAT, or another torrent site is always there for You.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/5754...y-back-new-domain-costa-rica.htm#.VIoAc3u8quw

LONGEST CAT6 cable EVER.. lol

 

[twilyth]

Well this sucks. At least KAT is still on.

I love KAT but mainly because they tend to be at the top of the torrent search engine I use. I use BTGuard VPN with VPNCheck and it's pretty smooth sailing. Used to use Astraweb but looks like most things have moved to torrentz.

 

[eidairaman1]

It has transcended all physical and electronic boundries

I voted "Relax, it is going to come back in a few days".

If not, there are other hundreds of similar sites.


I have an account there. There is a registration form. Anyone can register and upload torrent files.


Sharing files over bit torrent protocol is not illegal, sharing/downloading/uploading copyrighted material can be illegal. It depends what you share or download/upload.

Example:
Downloading/uploading an Ubuntu CD image is OK.
Downloading/uploading a Windows® operating system CD image is not.

Windows is registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

 

[Drone]

Thanks to the efforts of isohunt.to, it looks like The Pirate Bay is back online at the URL oldpiratebay.org.

“As you probably know the beloved Pirate Bay website is gone for now. It’ll be missed. It’ll be remembered as the pilgrim of freedom and possibilities on the web. It’s a symbol of liberty for a generation of internet users. In its honor we are making the oldpiratebay.org search. We, the isohunt.to team, copied the database of Pirate Bay in order to save it for generations of users. Nothing will be forgotten. Keep on believing, keep on sharing.”