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Australian P2P Sites Disappear Overnight

Posted by samzenpus on from the now-you-see-it-now-you-don't dept.

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."

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  1. Dang It! by vjmurphy · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?

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  2. Next: Legal Defense Fund by bigtallmofo · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

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    I'm a big tall mofo.
  3. We shall go on to the end, by t_allardyce · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..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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  4. Free the bandwidth! by datafr0g · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!

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    "Who says nothing is impossible? Some people do it every day!" - Alfred E. Neuman
  5. Well... by Grendel+Drago · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... if they were Germans, they were right.

    --grendel drago

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    Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca