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.
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.
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.
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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.
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.
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
talk about going after your best customers! :rolleyes:
people using this site were the people that actually BUY music!
idiots.
I don't use oink. too hard to get and keep an account. I have friends who have it though and the copies of albums i received from them i went out and got the day they came out unless i did nto like them and at that point it is not like i'm still listening to them i delete them from my ipod etc.
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Well, since only the top 2% of recording artists make any money off of album sales, one assumes the crime is depriving the labels of funds. So the more bands stop trying to peddle their wares in an outdated system they don't actually need, the less this will be an issue.
Well, since only the top 2% of recording artists make any money off of album sales, one assumes the crime is depriving the labels of funds. So the more bands stop trying to peddle their wares in an outdated system they don't actually need, the less this will be an issue.
talk about going after your best customers! :rolleyes:
people using this site were the people that actually BUY music!
idiots.
That certainly goes for me.
I went on a bit of a binge when I first got my account, the novelty and all, lol. But after awhile I'd rarely use it, and usually to have a listen to a CD I was considering buying anyway. I'd dl it, and if it was as good as I'd hoped for I'd go buy it. I probably bought more CDs after I got on Oink than I did before.
Sad day :(
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Also something tells me those of us on this side of the pond should be OK, doesn't look like the FBI was involved.
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Toronto 2011 night 2
Hamilton 2011
London 2013
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!
lol
Toronto 2011 night 2
Hamilton 2011
London 2013
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I'd never heard of oink before then, though.
wow, i only use mininova as a total last resort
Neither had i, sounds like he made a pig's ear of it though.
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there's a new message on the site now:
wtf :eek:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
how do i delete my email and account LOL
people using this site were the people that actually BUY music!
idiots.
I don't use oink. too hard to get and keep an account. I have friends who have it though and the copies of albums i received from them i went out and got the day they came out unless i did nto like them and at that point it is not like i'm still listening to them i delete them from my ipod etc.
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Yeah, I mean all they did was upload it for thousands of people to aquire illegaly.
I don't know where I really stand on this, tbh.
wow 2%?
How nervous should I be?
75% of the stuff I downloaded I own on cd or Vinyl or was demo's or live material.
I went on a bit of a binge when I first got my account, the novelty and all, lol. But after awhile I'd rarely use it, and usually to have a listen to a CD I was considering buying anyway. I'd dl it, and if it was as good as I'd hoped for I'd go buy it. I probably bought more CDs after I got on Oink than I did before.
Sad day :(
180,000 users is a lot to go after. I would think that if any, they would go after those who have shared the most.