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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."

3 of 355 comments (clear)

  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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    Vincent J. Murphy
    Spandex Justice
  2. 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
  3. 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