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It's back!! (was: RIP Demonoid)

#1

Dave

Dave

http://torrentfreak.com/demonoid-busted-as-a-gift-to-the-united-states-government-120806/

Buh bye, my friend. You will be missed.

(And for the record, the only things I ever downloaded from there were songs/albums I had already purchased at some point in my life, e-books from books I'd read before, and TV shows that I have been unable to get - usually from the UK. I don't pirate new music, movies, or games.)


#2

ScytheRexx

ScytheRexx

That was one of the best places for me to find old files that are no longer sold anywhere, this sucks.


#3

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

They don't have the managers or admins because ColoCall refused to give out that info. They gave a vague location (Mexico) but that's it. So it's entirely possible it could come back. They were certainly planning to before the raid anyway (they needed to upgrade hardware anyway) and it's not like a raid stopped The Pirate Bay (even IF it is a shell of it's old self now).

So yeah... this is a setback, but it's not an unrecoverable one. But even if they DO come back, it's going to be months.


#4

Dave

Dave

Same here. And for my old books that either were lost, stolen, or destroyed when a pipe burst. Which really sucks.


#5

GasBandit

GasBandit

Much like TPB, the pertinent files for Demonoid probably fit on a single thumb drive. I'm sure it'll be back once he finds some other hosting that isn't looking to be the finger cuff between the US FedGov and the MPAA/RIAA.

Have to laugh though at how the Ukrainian govt is saying "Look! To appease you, we shut forcefully down this this private entity that isn't violating any of our laws, without due process! Aren't you pleased with our authoritarianism now that it briefly caters to your ill-conceived whims?"


#6

Silent Bob

Silent Bob

GasBandit said:
Much like TPB, the pertinent files for Demonoid probably fit on a single thumb drive. I'm sure it'll be back once he finds some other hosting that isn't looking to be the finger cuff between the US FedGov and the MPAA/RIAA.

Have to laugh though at how the Ukrainian govt is saying "Look! To appease you, we shut forcefully down this this private entity that isn't violating any of our laws, without due process! Aren't you pleased with our authoritarianism now that it briefly caters to your ill-conceived whims?"
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An Eastern European government that's corrupt? Now I've seen it all. :whistling:


#7

Frank

Frank

Apparently, Mexico was the culprit. Boy, governments of the world seem to work real well together whenever they're stopping the dangerous and malignant crime of IP infringement (sort of, depending on the country).

http://torrentfreak.com/demonoid-operators-face-criminal-investigation-in-mexico-120807/


#8

GasBandit

GasBandit

The lessons of napster have still not been learned. Every time they squash the latest "thing" in the name of anti-piracy, something that is exponentially better replaces it. After napster, there was edonkey. After edonkey (and emule) came kazaa. After kazaa, limewire. After limewire, torrent sites. Every time they try to kick the hole in the hull shut, it just makes the water come in faster.


#9

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

Limewire was just a client. The network hasn't gone anywhere. Neither has edonkey.

And USENET has been around longer than any of them.


#10

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

And ultimately, there will always be people copying stuff for their friends. The smaller they make it, the harder it is to stop.


#11

Espy

Espy

Yeah, this sucks. I don't always torrent, but when I do, I prefer Demonoid.


#12

GasBandit

GasBandit

DarkAudit said:
Limewire was just a client. The network hasn't gone anywhere. Neither has edonkey.

And USENET has been around longer than any of them.
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No they haven't "gone anywhere" and I think even napster still exists in some form, but the IP trolls have taken actions both overt and covert against them over time. I remember using one particularly badass edonkey server that got shut down. Plus you have the corporate plants who clutter the networks with bad uploads, like 4 bars of the chorus repeated over and over, etc.

Usenet predates them all, of course, but it never had the mainstream access they fear so much. If you want to get technical, I'm pretty sure I could hop right back into my IRC Fserves and get back in the game near instantly. All of this was beside the point I'm making. They can't accomplish anything trying to play whack-a-mole with the march of progress. They need to progress as well. They need to take a hard look at their dinosaur of a business model and update it. I'd say probably the most effective piracy fighting entity since the invention of the internet has been steam - not because of DRM, but because of their business model.


#13

Frank

Frank

Steam has completely reformed me as a game pirate. I haven't torrented a game in a looooong time.

Steam isn't perfect, good lord, by any means. Lately some of the practices have become increasingly shady, but it's still a good service.


#14

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Frank said:
Steam has completely reformed me as a game pirate. I haven't torrented a game in a looooong time.

Steam isn't perfect, good lord, by any means. Lately some of the practices have become increasingly shady, but it's still a good service.
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This for me too. Now that I know I can get just about any game I want for 10 dollars or less eventually, I don't feel the need to grab games online anymore.


#15

GasBandit

GasBandit

Me too, sad to say. I haven't pirated a game since installing steam. In fact, I have now paid for several games I had previously pirated.


#16

PatrThom

PatrThom

And now archive.org has gotten into the act, opening/offering up more stuff than you could possibly fit on all the hard drives in your house, ever (for now).

--Patrick


#17

MindDetective

MindDetective

Is that this news announcement on their site? http://blog.archive.org/2012/08/07/over-1000000-torrents-of-downloadable-books-music-and-movies/


#18

DarkAudit

DarkAudit

GasBandit said:
No they haven't "gone anywhere" and I think even napster still exists in some form, but the IP trolls have taken actions both overt and covert against them over time. I remember using one particularly badass edonkey server that got shut down. Plus you have the corporate plants who clutter the networks with bad uploads, like 4 bars of the chorus repeated over and over, etc.
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Type any gibberish you like into a Shareaza search. You're guaranteed at least a half dozen hits. :facepalm:


#19

bhamv3

bhamv3

GasBandit said:
Me too, sad to say. I haven't pirated a game since installing steam. In fact, I have now paid for several games I had previously pirated.
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As have I.

Though at a tiny fraction of the price they were at when I first pirated them. :whistling:


#20

PatrThom

PatrThom

MindDetective said:
Is that this news announcement on their site? http://blog.archive.org/2012/08/07/over-1000000-torrents-of-downloadable-books-music-and-movies/
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Ayep.

--Patrick


#21

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Stopped using Demonoid a while back after discovering much better websites with alot more users. Towards the end, it became trouble some to find older stuff on Demonoid.


#22

Frank

Frank

What? Demonoid was great for pretty much anything. There are no non-private trackers that were anywhere near as good as Demonoid.


#23

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Selection wise, Demonoid was not remotely high up there. At least 6-7/10 times I was looking for something older, I'd end up at the other websites. Once I found a direct download site for just about any TV show or Movie, I found next to no use for Demonoid. Anytime I needed a game or program, the other major torrent site always provided more seeders and more options for download. Maybe I was just -unlucky- at Demonoid but that was my general experience.


#24

Frank

Frank

The only thing most public trackers have a larger selection of, in my experience now without Demonoid, is trash, bullshit, fake files.


#25

GasBandit

GasBandit

Frank said:
The only thing most public trackers have a larger selection of, in my experience now without Demonoid, is trash, bullshit, fake files.
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And viruses. And Narcs.


#26

PatrThom

PatrThom

And Linux.

--Patrick


#27

David

David

Demonoid was the only service my ISP ever tagged me for downloading TV show episodes and warned me over. Never got caught on anything else.


#28

Dave

Dave

http://torrentfreak.com/demonoid-is-back-bittorrent-tracker-is-now-online-121112/

Brazelton is not 100% accurate, it seems. It's back, baby!


#29

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Dave said:
http://torrentfreak.com/demonoid-is-back-bittorrent-tracker-is-now-online-121112/

Brazelton is not 100% accurate, it seems. It's back, baby!
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And no one was surprised.


#30

Frank

Frank

Man, those sneaky pirates!

(YAAAAAY!)


#31

Espy

Espy

Well, the tracker is back anyway. It's still gonna be awhile before it's up and running again I believe. I doubt we see it before early next year.


#32

GasBandit

GasBandit

IPtorrents is my master now.


#33

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

GasBandit said:
IPtorrents
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They make pills for that.


#34

Allen who is Quiet

Allen who is Quiet

Ravenpoe said:
They make pills for that.
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http://www.hiyoooo.com/


#35

PatrThom

PatrThom

Oh wait, what's this?

--Patrick


#36

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

Comeback kid strikes again.


#37

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

I don't think I ever used Demonoid. Never regularly, for sure. I was always a TPB or especially EZTV kinda guy. Still, good news for those that liked that site.


#38

GasBandit

GasBandit

IPTorrents is my go-to source now, but it's good to see Demonoid rise from the ashes. The suits never learn.


#39

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

GasBandit said:
I P Torrents
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#40

bhamv3

bhamv3

PatrThom said:
Oh wait, what's this?

--Patrick
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Huh, my login info still works.


#41

AshburnerX

AshburnerX

bhamv3 said:
Huh, my login info still works.
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Yeah, they imported the old member database. They kept everything... they had just been forced to shutdown.


#42

Espy

Espy

GasBandit said:
IPTorrents is my go-to source now, but it's good to see Demonoid rise from the ashes. The suits never learn.
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Yeah, I can't think of a reason to go back now. Maybe for those few random things IP doesn't have?


#43

Frank

Frank

Well, some of us aren't IPTorrents members.

SOME OF US WOULD LIKE TO BE IPTORRENTS MEMBERS WINK WINK.


#44

Espy

Espy

Frank said:
Well, some of us aren't IPTorrents members.

SOME OF US WOULD LIKE TO BE IPTORRENTS MEMBERS WINK WINK.
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I think something is wrong with your eye.


#45

GasBandit

GasBandit

Frank said:
Well, some of us aren't IPTorrents members.

SOME OF US WOULD LIKE TO BE IPTORRENTS MEMBERS WINK WINK.
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Some of us need to PM others of us with their e-mail address.


#46

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

THERE ARE OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

.... TOTALLY NOT A COP, I SWEAR.


#47



BErt

Officer_Charon said:
.... TOTALLY NOT A COP, I SWEAR.
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Seems legit.


#48

GasBandit

GasBandit

Officer_Charon said:
THERE ARE OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
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We're gonna have to start wearing special pins or rings or something to identify our affiliation.


#49

Bubble181

Bubble181

...If one side's going to be pirates, is the other faction ninjas? Or robots? I could see Charon go either way, really...


#50

GasBandit

GasBandit

Bubble181 said:
...If one side's going to be pirates, is the other faction ninjas? Or robots? I could see Charon go either way, really...
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More like... the East India Trading Company.


#51

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Bubble181 said:
I could see Charon go either way, really...
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Uhm... not so much, actually...


#52

bhamv3

bhamv3

DIBS ON WEARING THE CORSET!


#53

GasBandit

GasBandit

Welp, my Demonoid account is also intact. So... I guess if anyone wants an invite there, I can make that happen too.

Of course, I don't plan to use it right now. I think, even if I was not using IPTorrents... I'd give this a few months to make sure it's not a honeypot.


#54

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

GasBandit said:
Welp, my Demonoid account is also intact. So... I guess if anyone wants an invite there, I can make that happen too.

Of course, I don't plan to use it right now. I think, even if I was not using IPTorrents... I'd give this a few months to make sure it's not a honeypot.
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I was thinking the exact same thing.


#55

Dave

Dave

I went there last night but everything I tried to get (nothing that I didn't already buy once, so no piracy) gave errors that the torrents weren't set up right. I didn't even try to fix it so it might be an easy thing.


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