Oink is shut down

lowlight79
lowlight79 Posts: 205
edited October 2007 in Other Music
No more Oink people. Interpol shut it down this morning.
"Only curfews can keep us down"
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa????????????????????????
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Interpol the cross boundary police unit or Interpol the cross breeding guitar unit?
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Stupid asses at Oink
    London 2005
    Toronto 2011 night 2
    Hamilton 2011
    London 2013
  • lowlight79
    lowlight79 Posts: 205
    OiNK Busted
    October 23, 2007
    Thomas Mennecke
    In what is being touted as a victory against the "biggest source of illegal pre-release chart albums", the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) concluded a joint two year investigation that has lead to the dismantling of the popular BitTorrent site OiNK. British and Dutch police coordinated their efforts which led to the arrest of the site administrator in the UK, and the seizure of OiNK's servers in Amsterdam.

    OiNK was a highly sought after target because of its alleged status as a pre-release gold mine. While pre-release material typically shows up on most BitTorrent sites given enough time, the IFPI charges that more than "60 major album releases have been leaked on OiNK so far this year, making it the primary source worldwide for illegal pre-release music."

    The arrest of OiNK's administrator is a significant escalation in copyright enforcement. Typically, individuals in such positions are only taken into custody without an arrest, however today's events are a bit extraordinary. BitTorrent administration has become a risky game, with operators running out of countries to safely call home.
    "Only curfews can keep us down"
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    lowlight79 wrote:
    OiNK Busted
    October 23, 2007
    Thomas Mennecke
    In what is being touted as a victory against the "biggest source of illegal pre-release chart albums", the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) concluded a joint two year investigation that has lead to the dismantling of the popular BitTorrent site OiNK. British and Dutch police coordinated their efforts which led to the arrest of the site administrator in the UK, and the seizure of OiNK's servers in Amsterdam.

    OiNK was a highly sought after target because of its alleged status as a pre-release gold mine. While pre-release material typically shows up on most BitTorrent sites given enough time, the IFPI charges that more than "60 major album releases have been leaked on OiNK so far this year, making it the primary source worldwide for illegal pre-release music."

    The arrest of OiNK's administrator is a significant escalation in copyright enforcement. Typically, individuals in such positions are only taken into custody without an arrest, however today's events are a bit extraordinary. BitTorrent administration has become a risky game, with operators running out of countries to safely call home.


    sad day!
  • whygo
    whygo Posts: 55
    Anyone need an invite?
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    whygo wrote:
    Anyone need an invite?

    lol
    London 2005
    Toronto 2011 night 2
    Hamilton 2011
    London 2013
  • Marie Curie
    Marie Curie Posts: 1,250
    Nooooooooooooo!
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    Yeah, I just saw that as well. The guy was only 24.

    I'd never heard of oink before then, though.
  • Duder5k
    Duder5k Posts: 278
    Tough shit, I don't really care. Two reasons. First, they were a bunch of jagoff's who made you bust your ass to get an invite, just to use the place. Second...maybe..actually BUY an album for a change? I mean I sometimes dl entire albums, but very rarely, I mostly just download demos or live tracks that aren't licensed, or some tracks from the album just to get a taste of what the band is like. But other than that, I don't waste my time and hard drive space, I just get CD's. Oh the tought of spending like $5-10 on eBay or waiting like a week before the thing is officially released! But I am worried about the future of torrent sites. PiratesBay, Demonoid, TSpy...even a friend of mine got caught using mininova. Guess we'll have to be more careful when downloading shit from now on...lol.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Duder5k wrote:
    Tough shit, I don't really care. Two reasons. First, they were a bunch of jagoff's who made you bust your ass to get an invite, just to use the place. Second...maybe..actually BUY an album for a change? I mean I sometimes dl entire albums, but very rarely, I mostly just download demos or live tracks that aren't licensed, or some tracks from the album just to get a taste of what the band is like. But other than that, I don't waste my time and hard drive space, I just get CD's. Oh the tought of spending like $5-10 on eBay or waiting like a week before the thing is officially released! But I am worried about the future of torrent sites. PiratesBay, Demonoid, TSpy...even a friend of mine got caught using mininova. Guess we'll have to be more careful when downloading shit from now on...lol.

    wow, i only use mininova as a total last resort
  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    Yeah, I just saw that as well. The guy was only 24.

    I'd never heard of oink before then, though.

    Neither had i, sounds like he made a pig's ear of it though.
    People say im paranoid. Well, they dont say it, but i know that's what they are thinking.
  • Duder5k
    Duder5k Posts: 278
    I BrisK I wrote:
    wow, i only use mininova as a total last resort
    Yeah I used to go there a lot, but after my friend told me he got warned by his ISP I ditched that place.
  • ScotInAmsterdam
    ScotInAmsterdam Posts: 1,004
    sorry - wrong thread.
  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    Well, I guess I better try selling my account on ebay before people catch on...

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  • MattCameronKicksButt
    MattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    ScotInAmsterdam wrote:
    sorry - wrong thread.

    :D I thought it was a joke I didn't get. :D
  • mulva9
    mulva9 Posts: 417
    So are they going to go after users of the site?
  • Marie Curie
    Marie Curie Posts: 1,250
    mulva9 wrote:
    So are they going to go after users of the site?

    there's a new message on the site now:
    This site has been closed as a result of a criminal investigation by IFPI, BPI,
    Cleveland Police and the Fiscal Investigation Unit of the Dutch Police (FIOD ECD) into
    suspected illegal music distribution.


    A criminal investigation continues into the identities and activities of the site's users

    wtf :eek:
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Marie Curie wrote:
    there's a new message on the site now:



    wtf :eek:


    how do i delete my email and account LOL
  • Pegasus
    Pegasus Posts: 3,754
    mulva9 wrote:
    So are they going to go after users of the site?
    talk about going after your best customers! :rolleyes:
    people using this site were the people that actually BUY music!
    idiots.

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