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Australian P2P Sites Disappear Overnight
An anonymous reader writes "In the wake of a raid on an Australian ISP, local P2P site operators are shutting down operations in droves, according to community site Whirlpool. The raid was the result of an investigation by Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI), who claim they have a number of targets lined up for future raids. Overnight, a number of sites have shut down or been shut down, and ISPs are reporting major drops in bandwidth usage."
I was nearly finished downloading the complete works of Olivia Newton John and that new Men at Work greatest hits reissue. Now where will I turn to for my Australian pop song downloads?
Vincent J. Murphy
Spandex Justice
Not everyone is rolling over to MIPI, however. The administrator of one site has vowed to seek legal advice as a result of MIPI's enquiries into the legality of his operations.
I think I know the drill here. Set up a legal defense fund, collect tens of thousands of dollars and then disappear.
I'm a big tall mofo.
..we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the web and P2P, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the wireless networks, we shall defend our warez, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight in the bedrooms, we shall fight on the internet cafes, we shall fight in the universities and in the schools, we shall fight in the ISPs; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this filesharing or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our warez beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the Chinese hackers, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World.mp3, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the RIAA.
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I'm appalled that the MAPI chose to take this action, but even more shocking is that the provincial government of the Republic of Australia, is willing to play the role of jack-booted enforcers.
Before you know it, other Australian territories like Fiji or New Zealand will be cracking down on P3P sites. I will no longer do business with Australian web sites.
At least there is hope in that the House of Commons in Melbourne is debating applying the CD levy towards the MAPI demands.
Which is nice.
Never underestimate the lure of porn on internet connections.
As connection speeds have been increasing, peoples ability to download more and more porn has also been increasing.
Is there a limit? Could a user REALLY use 100mbit purely for porn. Or is the standard 1-10mbit adequate?
liqbase
Free the bandwidth from these Dr Who leak downloading bandwidth wasters and speed up my number of Slashdot homepage refreshes per second, while I wait for the next story to be posted!
"Who says nothing is impossible? Some people do it every day!" - Alfred E. Neuman
A dingo ate my P2P
... if they were Germans, they were right.
--grendel drago
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca
Sounds like "nuclear scientists disappear overnight".
An evil genius must have kidnapped all australian p2p sites in a plan to create a secret weapon that will dominate the entertainment industry.
http://www.dieblinkenlights.com
Geek: I invented a program that downloads porn off the internet one million times faster.
Marge: Does anyone need that much porno?
Homer: (drooling) One million times...
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
No honour amongst thieves, eh? ;)