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Torrentspy Disables Searching For US IPs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everyones-favorite-pariah dept.

dr_strang writes "Torrent indexing site Torrentspy.com appears to have disabled torrent searches for IPs that originate in the United States. Instead of a results page, users are directed to this page, which states: 'Torrentspy Acts to Protect Privacy. Sorry, but because you are located in the USA you cannot use the search features of the Torrentspy.com website. Torrentspy's decision to stop accepting US visitors was NOT compelled by any Court but rather an uncertain legal climate in the US regarding user privacy and an apparent tension between US and European Union privacy laws."

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  1. No surprise by MortenMW · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    European laws are not as strict as the the US one's, and they are not really enforced a lot either. I think this will be seen more often in the future.

  2. Re:The Obvious Reason by heinousjay · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It's only disingenuous if you're on the side of the pirates. Naturally, I'd expect such a stance here.

    After all, who cares about the Constitutionally protected rights to control distribution? What use is that in the face of overwhelming demand for free shit?

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  3. Re:The Obvious Reason by ggy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well, aren't they in a way censoring MPAA from reading these "studies" on what people want to see?

  4. Re:The Obvious Reason by letxa2000 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Its not just the free shit. Its free delivery. On demand. Me, Thats why I use it.

    How much have you paid for content you got from Bittorent? Come on, be honest. It's the "free shit" and the "free delivery." That IS why you use it.

  5. Re:FWIW by Gonoff · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Some of that is not political, left or right, some is.

    I recognise the socialised medicine etc but legalising prostitution and removing drug & drink laws don't sound like anything trying to make a fairer society. Can I guess that you see restrictions on gun ownership and use as a bad thing too? Just sounds like you don't like other peoples needs to infringe upon your play.

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  6. Re:The Obvious Reason by heinousjay · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Copyright is defined in the Constitution, brainiac. Don't let learning something impede your continuing infringement of that right in the name of flexibility though, I'm sure you'd actually pay if only you weren't ethically bankrupt and willing to justify with lies about delivery options.

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