aXXo Temporarily Stops Releasing DVDrips
Written by Ernesto on November 28, 2007The popular DVD ripper aXXo is a BitTorrent cult figure, despised by some, worshiped by others. An estimated one million people download aXXo’s rips every month and his name is among the most searched keywords on all BitTorrent sites. Not surprisingly, rumors start to spread when there is no official aXXo release for a while.
The last official aXXo torrent was uploaded November 11, after that is has been awfully quiet. So what happened, did he get caught, is he tired of releasing DVDrips, did he have an accident? It turns out that aXXo is not gone for good, he just decided to take a break.
ADL 242, an administrator on Darkside RG, the official home of aXXo explains: “aXXo told us that he has decided to take a break, so you will not see new aXXo torrents anywhere for a while. Please show your support by keeping his torrents alive until he comes back, as always, he will post here first when he does.”
This is not the first time that aXXo has taken some time off. Last year aXXo temporarily stopped uploading movies because a website named axxotorrents.com was trying to profit from his name. A few weeks after that the site went down and aXXo continued releasing DVDrips.
Earlier this month aXXo caused a stir when he deleted all his torrents from The Pirate Bay website. Apparently aXXo wasn’t very happy with the way The Pirate Bay handled his complaints, and decided to not release his torrents there anymore.
Unfortunately, aXXo’s popularity has downsides too. We’ve seen that anti-piracy organizations use his name to trap people into downloading fake files, and malware peddlers use the aXXo brand to spread their infested software.
At this point is is not clear how long aXXo will be inactive, his fans can only pray, and hope the he will return soon.
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Media Locker, your world is a bleak, grey void.
His encodes suck quality-wise, but he certainly worked a lot for bt users. A cheer for aXXo, he deserves it.
So what’s the word on SuperFundo? Seen some posts by TPB mods (ON TPB) indicating it could be a trap… So full of the quality links… Anyone know more?
Oh, and “Go fuck yourself prick”
+5
nuff said!
I respect the bloke for the torrents he’s released that have worked, but recently there have been too many that have been using his title to releases so called “encrypted” films. Maybe with the brake the net will clear out a little. See you later space cowboy :)
Trademark his name and then sue the MPAA and RIAA for using his name :P
Like axxo is the only releaser or release group for DVD rips.
Give me a break.
A little too much hype for mediocre releases,
wouldn’t you agree ?
thank god that he is gone.. he is a prick diva that demands total respekt and no rules.. hope it lasts for ever!
anyone know any other rippers i would appreciate it.please trade with me.try fxm or fxg. klaxxon.
c’mon what ya got
I like his rips. They’re always well seeded and good quality. *shrugs*
his releases are almost always a nice, consistent size, with decent enough quality (if you really need high bitrate stuff anyway, why are you downloading 700mb movies in the first place?)
Well, that explains why my RSS client is quiet. Oh well, I’ll just have to get them manually..
[quote comment="226030"]i will pick up the ball and run with it[/quote]
+1
Finally,the scamming asshole is gone, maybe he’ll go for good and stop releasing shit re-encodes from scene!!.(whatever your opinion, he does infact re-encode actuall releases)
Finally,the scamming asshole is gone, maybe he’ll go for good and stop releasing shit re-encodes from scene!!.(whatever your opinion, he does infact re-encode actuall releases).
I agree, aXXo was re-coding original scene releases.
The most important thing is, he provided everyone good quality torrents and people liked it!
whatever he did, he made all of us happy by providing good quality and sync movies.!
He deserve respect ! ! !
still we will miss him!
[quote comment="226212"]Finally,the scamming asshole is gone, maybe he’ll go for good and stop releasing shit re-encodes from scene!!.(whatever your opinion, he does infact re-encode actuall releases).[/quote]
Agreed
Media Locker,soar ,Nov 28, 2007 at 17:11 by Anonymous, Axel .In Scotland how do we say?
You lot should go and boil yer heads!!!!
aXXo enjoy yer Holiday and come back refreshed and give it RIP
all the best mate!
DVD rips are crap anyway, who wants 400×300 divx when you can download full dvd, or even 720p in a matter of hours.
Never downloaded any of “his” releases because I’m german, but well… why not just leech the proper scene rls and not a reencode?
Anyway, he provided movies to the BT community, basically that’s a good thing, reencode or not. Nobody needs to leech it (like, I can’t get why ppl leech MVCDs but hey, let em leech that crap ^^).
He’s a shitty ripper and he won’t be missed. If you download aXXo rips, you do not know the first thing about piracy; you’re just a noob who thinks he isn’t one. I promise you that this is the case.
Now that I’ve said my piece, I’m sure a few 14 year olds will quote me and call me faggot.
aXXo is a living legend…and if you can’t appreciate the work he does….don’t bitch about it…just turn off your computer and unplug it…the big bad pirate won’t bother you ANY more that way.
@ Media Locker & those who think like him….
Fuck you, and you know why? Cause rather than exploiting us as consumers, and the artists you “represent”…we’ve taken the power to control the cost of things out of your hands and you can’t cope with it. Tough shit! You took my money for years, now I have the option to try anything before I buy it…in full unlocked and fully usable…I still support what is worth supporting and is REASONABLY priced…but I won’t pay for crap anymore…or buy it and be disappointed.
He’s a shitty ripper and he won’t be missed. If you download aXXo rips, you do not know the first thing about piracy; you’re just a noob who thinks he isn’t one. I promise you that this is the case.
+1
aXXo , we like u , love u …come back soon
well you are a grumpy lot. i have been downloading axxo movies for about two months now and they are always good quality. i will miss him and hope he gets back very soon.
he must be doing something right cos everyone loves him.
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