Torrentspy Disables Searching For US IPs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday August 27, 2007 @05:11AM 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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tor by wpegden · 2007-08-27 05:12 · Score: 5, Insightful

Did someone say tor?
In other news.. by micksam7 · 2007-08-27 05:16 · Score: 5, Insightful

Non-US proxy usage skyrockets globally.
Re:The Obvious Reason by capnchicken · 2007-08-27 05:56 · Score: 5, Insightful

The Congress shall have Power . . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Author and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; The pretense of this right is to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts not to protect a failed and obsolete business model.

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