BitTorrent Hubs Close After ISP Raid

KingFishKingFish
edited March 2005 in Science & Tech
The Australian music industry's antipiracy unit said that 50 file-sharing hubs were closed down this week following a raid on Internet service provider Swiftel Communications.
On Wednesday, Swiftel--which allegedly owns and operates computer infrastructure that hosts Web pages using BitTorrent file-sharing software--was ordered by the Federal Magistrates' Court to take down any sites containing copyright material.

Michael Speck, a representative of the antipiracy unit, said a survey carried out by the group's computer forensic experts revealed a dramatic reduction in the number of active file-sharing hubs. Speck is general manager of Music Industry Piracy Investigations, which is part of the Australian Recording Industry Association.

Speck said 50 of the 63 Web sites that fell within MIPI's "investigative threshold" were shuttered.

In addition, he said, there was a noticeable decline in the number of Australian users accessing the allegedly illegal hubs.
Source: ZDNet

Comments

  • FormFactorFormFactor At the core of forgotten
    edited March 2005
    The Steve Irwin version of the sory goes something like this:

    These Poirates can grow from anywhere between 5 to 7 feet tall, with a computah anywhere between 2 and 3 feet tall. As you can see the Austrailian Poirates natural habitat is in danga, becuase of this bit towwent epidemic. and could result in total extinction.

  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited March 2005
    FormFactor wrote:
    The Steve Irwin version of the sory goes something like this:

    These Poirates can grow from anywhere between 5 to 7 feet tall, with a computah anywhere between 2 and 3 feet tall. As you can see the Austrailian Poirates natural habitat is in danga, becuase of this bit towwent epidemic. and could result in total extinction.
    :D
  • Ghaleon4Ghaleon4 South Oklahoma
    edited March 2005
    OMG ROFLMAO
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