Big music torrent site shut down (OiNK)

FunkyChicken

http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL2315584520071023

Was raided by police in Amsterdam and the guy who ran it was arrested in Middlesborough on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law.

whiskeyman

FunkyChicken wrote: »

http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL2315584520071023

Was raided by police in Amsterdam and the guy who ran it was arrested in Middlesborough on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law.

Oh noes!!! Someone who broke the law was caught.... how sad...

digitally-yours

Gosh ! :eek:

Creamy Goodness

bollocks, it really was a great site.

ScumLord

Damnit they're going all out, and right before Christmas too! Well out of spite I'm not going buying anyone any cds or dvds. Everyones getting one of those mini RC helicopters on sale in the eyre sq. shopping centre.

TheVan

TV-Links has also been shut down.....

Not happy about that...

keen

TheVan wrote: »

TV-Links has also been shut down.....

Not happy about that...

Watched a load of really good documentaries on that, was a really good site.

JPA

oneeyedsnake

TheVan wrote: »

TV-Links has also been shut down.....

Not happy about that...

There are plenty of other sites that offer a simlar but slightly inferior service.Torrent sites are pretty crap imo,http downloading all the way.

layke

TheVan wrote: »

TV-Links has also been shut down.....

Not happy about that...

Omg :sadface:

I thought it may come back...guess not.

Torrent sites are becoming obsolete and streaming is the future anyway.
Sure with divx you can save movies after you've watched them.

ScumLord

DivX is class, when you watch it on a tele there's almost no difference between that and broadcast.

layke

Good news.

I was searching up on the web about TV-Links, yes some people are sayign that it's been shut down but others are saying that they are upgrading.

Tbh I don't think anyone knows what's going on soit may be back.

Kone

Cremo wrote: »

bollocks, it really was a great site.

That it was :mad:

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Cremo wrote: »

bollocks, it really was a great site.

You knew about this site all along and you didn't tell me...?

Fighting Irish

newsgroups ftw

nesf

Most of ye won't need to be told this, but please don't link to any active torrent (or whatever) sites that give access to copyrighted material. Discussing the shutting down of OiNK on the other hand is fine.

Ciaran500

Never even heard or seen a reference to OiNK anywhere before

whiskeyman

Oink is busted by the pigs..... oh the ironing...

MooseJam

one of these sites should go to court, I think they would win, it's only links they advertise, how can that be illegal

Snake Plisken

Dammit a sad day and I had built up a decent ratio
Hope we won't be receiving letters in the post from the flockers

d22ontour

Never heard of oink.

Somebody please tell me that paying €22 for a new cd in our wonderously over-priced retailers is more satisfying than stealing it online ?

MooseJam

stealing ftw

The_Hustler

layke wrote: »

Good news.

I was searching up on the web about TV-Links, yes some people are sayign that it's been shut down but others are saying that they are upgrading.

Tbh I don't think anyone knows what's going on soit may be back.

Try searching news stories, it was shut down. It may come back but it's certainly not gone just because it's upgrading.

Rhyme

Perhaps the music companies should be worrying about how these albums get to OiNK in the first place.

DonJose

ScumLord wrote: »

Damnit they're going all out, and right before Christmas too! Well out of spite I'm not going buying anyone any cds or dvds.

LOL Thanks for that laugh.

Willymuncher

oneeyedsnake wrote: »

Torrent sites are pretty crap imo,http downloading all the way.

Ick! http is largely unreliable and dodgy, find the right torrent site and its much much better.

thelordofcheese

oneeyedsnake wrote: »

There are plenty of other sites that offer a simlar but slightly inferior service.Torrent sites are pretty crap imo,http downloading all the way.

Then you are clearly doing it wrong.

Torrent > http

Ponster

RIP Oink.

It was a fine site and very well run that put me in contact with a whole new range of music genres that I otherwise may never have stumbled upon.

ongarite

Sorry to see it shutdown. Lets hope they don't shut down my other favourite torrent site about cats....

Makaveli

Maybe if saps hadn't been selling invites on ebay and putting up wiki pages about it, drawing so much attention to the site it would have continued on unnoticed for a while longer at least.

There's also a lot of rubbish floating around in the media about oink profitting from the site by making money off the downloads. Trust them to put a spin on it and start making stuff up.

aidan_walsh

thelordofcheese wrote: »

Then you are clearly doing it wrong.

Torrent > http

/weeps openly

You people are the reason Hollywood keeps trying to do computer movies.

digitally-yours

Some more info coming out

riggy> you just get bailed for free?
OiNK> yes
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smartface> does the paypal account have any funds on it ATM?
OiNK> it had some, and the account has been permanently limited
smartface> did they actually question you?
OiNK> of course, for hours
OiNK> the police had very limited technical knowledge, which made the interview quite amusing actually.
OiNK> i wasn't willing to teach them how to use a computer
OiNK> they actually wanted me to teach them how to set up a website
OiNK> i just told them to google it.
smartface> have you become a millionarie with our donations?
OiNK> no
smartface> are you planned for a trial anytime soon?
OiNK> the earliest date for trial is 26th december - though highly unlikely
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Xenafor> IS YOUR FATHER OKAY AS WELL?
OiNK> my father is fine.
OiNK> my father was not arrested, though they did take his work laptop
Xenafor> Are you a vegetarian?
OiNK> yes.
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apelure> what does the carges about fraud mean?
OiNK> i've not been charged ...
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knifeboy> Did they do the good cop/bad cop routine?
OiNK> no
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Stormx2> Everyone is first and foremost concerned for you and everything, but at the back of our minds (I think) we're interested in what you think will happen the the pink palace. Obviously you won't have a starring roll, but will the backups be destroyed?
OiNK> why would backups be destroyed?
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j2los> do you think at minimum the forums will be restored as a community for discussing music?
OiNK> i don't know
j2los> do you think it is absurd that only now that the site has been taken down has it been deemed notable enough for a wikipedia article?
OiNK> i found that amusing, yes
OiNK> i'm glad the article is staying neutral
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guildmast> Are there any plans for an official OiNK donations fund we can feel comfortable donating to?
OiNK> not yet
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ftdrs> seriously though, what did they accuse you of?
OiNK> conspiracy to defraud and copyright infringements
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maxdoubt> do you have/need legal representation?
OiNK> i'm still deciding on legal advice
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Kevix> did you have any warning before hand that the knock opn your door was coming?
OiNK> no
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Yawg> did you anticipate a raid in the past? Did you take any precautions regarding site design and logs and whatnot to protect the community?
OiNK> the logs we store aren't enough to inciminate users
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Gl1mw0rm> are you still the rigtfull owner of the oink.cd domain?
OiNK> unclear
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Barth> what about the recent security/privacy changes to the site and the irc? was that a coincidence or did you see something coming?
OiNK> coincidence
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midnightgt> (without incriminating anyone) is there any copy of the source anywhere? Would you be in support of a second coming of the website? How do you think this reflects on the war on file sharing? (Certainly I do not feel like we are losing)
OiNK> sorry, no comment
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lhnz> Why exactly did the cops want you to make a website for them?:P
OiNK> dunno
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ATF> did you get fired from work?
OiNK> yes
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gleam> do you think you or anyone else will ever hear from tmt again?
OiNK> no
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MooIsTooWrong> do you think most of the people in this channel are asking asshat questions?
OiNK> yes
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uQ1> What grounds did your work fire you?
OiNK> i'm not going to go into that, sorry.

And now, something from this morning (after he'd seen the guardian article)
OiNK> they got my company wrong, but besides that, it's quite a good article
OiNK> the police were here around 30 mins ago, and they were not happy one bit when they left
OiNK> they asked me how i was coping with all the media coming around
OiNK> i said "i don't mind it at all, i'm just telling them the truth, unlike you"









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Ahh feel that....the last spasm of a lousy business model dying.

Pity I can't say there'll never be another louis walsh or brittney again.......ho-hum, things are still better tho.