Comments on: Victorious BitTorrent Tracker to Return

By: lsawerefv

lsawerefv — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:46:37 +0000

I think this is a good sign for The Pirate Bay! A related blog mentioned this at Billionairepal.com also.

By: Belligerent Engine

Belligerent Engine — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:19:24 +0000

[quote comment="380684"]Anyone who applauds this as a win for filesharing is an idiot. Read the post CAREFULLY. Notice the case was thrown out on legal formalities and had nothing to do with the tracker being legal or not. The plaintiffs could easily bring a seperate case against the tracker; if they win, the tracker will probably be shut down. We’re still on close watch, and we’d better guard our trackers carefully.[/quote]

The Icelandic supreme court case was thrown out on account of the plaintiffs not having a standing to prosecute that case in the first place. In any country, the supreme court only takes cases which have been appealed through the lower levels of courts prior to that.

So in effect what occurred is that torrent.is _won_ in the lower courts, and SMAUG or whomever the hell they are _failed_ to appeal that decision. This case is therefore over.

It will not stop them from trying again however, of course, but neither would have a less technicality oriented judgement from the supreme court regardless of the content. Don’t be so quick to jump to conclusions and call everyone else an idiot, if your brain is the fuxxored party as it is here.

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By: The Th!ng

The Th!ng — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:48:25 +0000

A great result, God bless guys, keep up the good work and best of luck in the future. May the MPAA/RIAA maggots burn in Hell.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 May 2008 14:32:36 +0000

This really is entertaining, to hear a Cartel lacky complain his side cant get a fair hearing when the same tricks are used by the cartel to deny justice by “force of dollar” to the not so well off makes this guy look like a hapless idiot.

Strange how they whine when the boot is on the other foot.

By: AnarchyNow

AnarchyNow — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:37:26 +0000

Kill all copyright holders!

By: P!nk Pr!nce

P!nk Pr!nce — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:30:04 +0000

I now love Iceland EVEN more than I did before!

By: Torrent.is Prevails Against Film Body SMAIS Before Supreme Court

Torrent.is Prevails Against Film Body SMAIS Before Supreme Court — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:34:51 +0000

[...] before the Supreme Court, it appears that the tracker will live on. According to Ben Jones of TorrentFreak, the tracker has prevailed against SMAIS before the nation’s premier judiciary, and has even been [...]

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Chuck M. is back. » Tide is turning pt.2 — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:35:58 +0000

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By: p2pvine.com

p2pvine.com — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:12:18 +0000

Victorious BitTorrent Tracker to Return…

Rounding off a series of court decisions and actions regarding BitTorrent sites, torrent.is users will have something to celebrate. The BitTorrent tracker favored by Icelandic downloaders, has won yet again in Court, and the site will reopen May 16th…

By: anonymous coward

anonymous coward — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:32:12 +0000

[quote comment="380769"]Yes you can download pre-release movies. Screeners they are called. I’m assuming you mean before they come out on DVD. You can’t get then at all before they come out in the cinema. The you can get Cams.[/quote]
A Screener is for a select few critics or film experts. It is the final test for the final cut before it is released to theatres. Some screeners do not make it to the public. Ever. Cams are a desperate way to see a movie before it is released on a quality format. Sigh, Newbs.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:45:47 +0000

[quote comment="380777"][quote comment="380650"]
These sons of bitches are finding us Scandinavians not so easy to push over and finding scandinavians lawmakers are not as easy to buy as in other parts of the world. We do have our bitchs and scum like B Ask in Sweden and security personell who work for the MPAA/RIAA of course… but hopefully they will soon be hunted down like the dogs they are and make society cleaner.

http://www.ezee.se//quote

I hear Swedes are pretty easy to buy.[/quote]
Not the judges of Sweden, only the girls.

By: Ray NL

Ray NL — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:17:28 +0000

“This is an unnecessary adherence on legal formalities in this case, rather than taking on the subject as it should.”

Funny.. they use such technicalities constantly to win cases but they are sad if the opposition uses the same tactics to win?

By: dude1

dude1 — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:21:10 +0000

read:
http://www.smais.is/template25024.asp?pageid=4658

“all major TV stations as well as other key players in the endertainment market. ”

they can’t even spell enTertainment right. lol.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:20:51 +0000

read:
http://www.smais.is/template25024.asp?pageid=4658

“all major TV stations as well as other key players in the endertainment market. ”

they can’t even spell enTertainment right. lol.

By: Ezzy Elliott

Ezzy Elliott — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:54:40 +0000

Brilliant news. Some in p2p community worry bt trackers are a weak link. Even when attacked by the courts BT wins as there are so many sites.

Web based anonymous p2p alternatives like http://www.Dargens.com also have trackers but they also protect file sharers. And as Dargens fully open source anyone who wants to start a site can.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:53:06 +0000

[quote comment="380650"]
These sons of bitches are finding us Scandinavians not so easy to push over and finding scandinavians lawmakers are not as easy to buy as in other parts of the world. We do have our bitchs and scum like B Ask in Sweden and security personell who work for the MPAA/RIAA of course… but hopefully they will soon be hunted down like the dogs they are and make society cleaner.

http://www.ezee.se//quote

I hear Swedes are pretty easy to buy.

By: Facepalm

Facepalm — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:41:58 +0000

Yes you can download pre-release movies. Screeners they are called. I’m assuming you mean before they come out on DVD. You can’t get then at all before they come out in the cinema. The you can get Cams.

By: gar

gar — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:56:34 +0000

hi im new here

nice news :)

i have a question, where can i download pre-released movies like Indiana Jones 4 ?

By: k3nt

k3nt — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:17:13 +0000

paybacks a b*tch$$$$$$$

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:41:42 +0000

Great news!

By: aguy

aguy — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:29:51 +0000

*success*

By: saywall

saywall — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:58:36 +0000

It’s nice to see the system working there. Maybe legal formalities refers to the underhanded bullshi& these bloodsucking, greedy, fat cats pull with every case. Maybe the smoke and mirror act won’t work anymore.

By: Josho

Josho — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:27:52 +0000

Anyone who applauds this as a win for filesharing is an idiot. Read the post CAREFULLY. Notice the case was thrown out on legal formalities and had nothing to do with the tracker being legal or not. The plaintiffs could easily bring a seperate case against the tracker; if they win, the tracker will probably be shut down. We’re still on close watch, and we’d better guard our trackers carefully.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:13:42 +0000

[quote comment="SMAIS spokesman"]This is an unnecessary adherence on legal formalities in this case, rather than taking on the subject as it should.[/quote]

Read: Waah! Screw the law just make teh bad pirateses stop!

By: As An Industry Slowly Dies.......

As An Industry Slowly Dies....... — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:07:55 +0000

“However, the executive of one of the plaintiffs…claims he will use any means available to stop the site from reopening.”

Tsk, tsk.

Shades of Dan Glickman and the MPAA’s criminal hiring of a hacker to illegally break into TorrentSpy’s system to steal files which they then had the audacity to present to a court as “evidence”.

Isn’t it pathetic and ultimately telling how those who thump their chest the loudest and call us criminals are, in reality, the quickest to embrace criminality as an option to advance their platform.

By: Jag

Jag — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:49:55 +0000

“There still has not been a formal verdict in this case and it seems to be hard to get a judge to review the facts of the case itself”

In other words: ” This case went bad for us because we couldnt find a judge to buy / this judge was not bought”

These sons of bitches are finding us Scandinavians not so easy to push over and finding scandinavians lawmakers are not as easy to buy as in other parts of the world. We do have our bitchs and scum like B Ask in Sweden and security personell who work for the MPAA/RIAA of course… but hopefully they will soon be hunted down like the dogs they are and make society cleaner.

http://www.ezee.se/

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Fri, 09 May 2008 20:42:34 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:42:19 +0000

[quote comment="380592"]It shows what I’ve been saying all along, that the evil tyrants running the cartels will stop at nothing to get what they want “by any means available” and saying that right after being denied by the Supreme Court is ugly, and shows the greatest disrespect, disregard, and contempt for its authority and rulings.

These orgs should be investigated and banned everywhere and have all their assets confiscated and given to good causes.

Artists should cease from employing them and get private or small label management or do business online.[/quote]
For reals.

By: Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:15:11 +0000

In your face =b

By: Jacko

Jacko — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:01:00 +0000

It shows what I’ve been saying all along, that the evil tyrants running the cartels will stop at nothing to get what they want “by any means available” and saying that right after being denied by the Supreme Court is ugly, and shows the greatest disrespect, disregard, and contempt for its authority and rulings.

These orgs should be investigated and banned everywhere and have all their assets confiscated and given to good causes.

Artists should cease from employing them and get private or small label management or do business online.

By: zarathustra

zarathustra — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:54:24 +0000

Viking POWA AWSOMA!

Well done, guys… =]

By: nurgle

nurgle — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:51:20 +0000

good for Iceland … at least the judges have more sense in Iceland than the idiots here in the US

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:12:02 +0000

I think this is a good sign for The Pirate Bay!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:11:11 +0000

yay!

I hope to upload Prince Caspian on the 16 then!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:06:43 +0000

excellent win iceland