Looks like the CRIA had a hand in the affair after all.Well, it looks like things are somewhat back to normal on Demonoid, for now the site is up and running like days of old. Yet, it seems as though the world's second largest BitTorrent tracker site did run into legal problems after all, for a message on it's HP says that it's now blocking all canadian traffic in response to legal threats from the CRIA. That's right, it's now blocking all canadian traffic. After a week of speculation and rumors swirling about as to what had happened, it now seems that it was properly reported by a Dutch news site that Demonoid had been targeted by the CRIA, the Canadian Recording Industry Association. A message on Demonoid's HP reads as follows: DowntimeWe received a letter from a lawyer representing the CRIA, they were threatening with legal action and we need to start blocking Canadian traffic because of this.So it would seem that we in the US aren't the only victims of traffic blocking as has happened to us previously with sites like ISOHunt and TorrentSpy. It's yet to be determined what further action the CRIA will take since it seems highly unlikely that it will be satisfied with token visitor blocking that can so easily be circumvented with proxies and a whole range of different tricks and tactics. Either way, it's nice to see that Demonoid's back again. Now I only hope that its decision to move to Canada proves to be the right one after all. Time will tell. **UPDATE:As user by the name of Boyan wrote to me recently asking if I could include some contact info urging Canadian Demonoid users to to write to the CRIA and express their anger with its recent moves against the site. I'm not sure that they'll listen at all, but it certainly can't hurt to at least voice your opinion. From the CRIA site: Canadian Recording Industry Association85 Mowat Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6K 3E3 Phone: (416) 967-7272 Fax: (416) 967-9415 Have a question or comment? Contact CRIA by email at info@cria.ca. Looking for more stuff to watch or download?
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That is just letting the stupid record companies have their way! Why should people do THAT when there are proxies and other ways to get around it??
It is the PRINCIPAL of the thing.
People should not take this lying down.
It is the PRINCIPAL of the thing.
People should not take this lying down."
So what do you propose we do about it? Whether it's the principal or not, that's wasn't my point - my point was for every Demonoid that gets targetted by the CRIA, RIAA, MPAA or whatever the fuck, there are about 10 more sites just like it that nobody knows about (but are about to discover very quick). Has anybody even noticed that Suprnova is back?? I'm NOT taking it lying down, trust me, but what am I to do if I'm not up to speed on proxies and all the rest of it - cry? No way - in all honesty, the only thing I personally used Demonoid for was for Howard Stern - and I've found four other sites to get it since Demonoid went down - use your resources - and scan some of the forums - you'll be surprised what you find - or get invited to....
I will TELL you what I "would do about it" either LEARN HOW to use a proxy or go to another site! Apparently you want to bitch about not being able to do anything, when there is plenty you CAN do.
No, I don't expect you to cry, I expect you to act like someone with a brain and learn other ways around this. If you cannot do that, then too fucking bad for you!
No, I don't expect you to cry, I expect you to act like someone with a brain and learn other ways around this. If you cannot do that, then too fucking bad for you!"
Just take two minutes to actually READ BACK what you typed and then read what I said and you'll soon realize it's YOU who needs the brain, not me...go ahead and waste your time trying to crack proxies on a site that is probably going to be history in two weeks...and evidently I need to stop wasting time posting here...
If you learned how to READ, you would understand I told you a way to get around the ban...PROXY! And how the hell do you know that the site is going to be history in two weeks?
I really don't give a rats ass what you do.
Btw TOR works in Azureus becuase I've tried it and it's quite nice but the problem is it doesn't really work on private trackers as much because you frequently jump nodes, so to stay logged in, you have refresh the site pages frequently. On the other hand, it's a charm for public trackers.
It was up today with this message.
Newspost - Apr/11/2008
Welcome back!
Since a few months ago, Deimos, the site administrator, lacks the necessary time to take care of the website, because of personal matters he's been needing to attend to. For this reason, he has decided to leave the site staff.
Before leaving, he assigned a new site administrator from among his friends to take care of the site. The old moderator team will continue helping with the site, unchanged. We will try to keep running everything just as it always has been.
The trackers and website seem to be working properly, and should any issues arise, they will be taken care of as soon as possible. The site might be going on and offline over the next days as we work out any problems.
Welcome back, and enjoy your stay!
- Umlauf
Demonoid Site admin
But still all torrents are there and all are old.