OiNK Admin Released From Custody
Written by Ernesto on October 23, 2007After a turbulent day the admin of the raided OiNK.cd was released from custody. At this point it is still unclear what the legal consequences will be, but it is good to see that OiNK is back home.
The OiNK admin contacted TorrentFreak by email which confirms his release. As for the OiNK users, it is highly doubtful that the IFPI or BPI will go after them all, or even one of them. They do know how to scare people with messages like: “A criminal investigation continues into the identities and activities of the site’s users”, but there is no evidence that they actually will.
More interesting perhaps, how did they gain access to the OiNK domain, and why are they allowed to spread this propaganda? They are not a law-enforcement agency.
NFOrce, the ISP of OiNK, said today in an interview that they were not aware of any illegal activities surrounding the site. They thought OiNK was hosting a streaming video site or a weblog. Yeah, right.
The BBC did a small report on the arrest with a lot of false information, releasing nonsense statements such as: “illegally downloading music onto his website” and “paying subscriptions to enter the website.” The video of the arrest is shown below, see for yourself.
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[quote comment="193707"]“illegally downloading music onto his website”
How much wronger can a statement be? Its like saying “He illegally shot a gun into his bullet”.. wtf.[/quote]
now that is one of the funniest things i’ve read all year
i really think that the oink community should come together on this one and voice what the site was really about, we cant let these bastards get away with this shit. oink was the shit. i loved it. i would also donate to pay for oink legal fees, and what ever else to make the site come back.
We should all get together and say what the site was all about, because it really was a bunch of “Friends” getting together and sharing music.
We are the consumers and the ones who buy music and if the music is good I would go out and buy it.
Of course there is a possibility for oink to return. Same thing happened to piratebay and they were back up on a different server and in a different country within 3 days I think.
These things happen all the time and the good sites usually are expecting it.
where are the mirror site?
yes i’m slim shady yes i’m the real shady!
boy is the BBC ever “with it”
Of course there is a possibility for oink to return. Same thing happened to piratebay and they were back up on a different server and in a different country within 3 days I think.
These things happen all the time and the good sites usually are expecting it.
Viva Oink!!!
Even they booted me for inactivity because I lost my internet for 6 months.
Piratebay Help Oink!!!!!!!!!!!
Lol, that’s some crazy bullshit. I never paid anything, I DONATED 10 dollars to them because I wanted invites and they fucking rock. I was never forced to pay SHIT for ANYTHING.
Gee thats too bad he was released. I would not have released him before a barbeque. PIG meat is the OTHER white meat and is tasty on the grill. OINK was a terrible site with draconian rules & very mean Admins. I am glad the PIG was slaughtered.
everyone needs to flood the BBC with emails. Anyone have a link for that?
This makes me sick. OiNK was amazing and it always had the music I was looking for. Thank you record company maffia. Throwing shit pop music at the music lovers will surely get them to buy overprized cd’s. And actually they do! Hope Radiohead will not be the last to pass by the record companies.
OINK will be back,
if we can get his email we will
help him setup again with a new
server we will pay the money to
help him out and get the best site open again!!!
I think the bullshit P.R. move of putting this dude on display for the BBC is ridiculous.
I will admit that most who ever dealt with the admins or mod’s probably don’t feel all too bad for them.
Great site. Asshole admins.
That really grinds my gears that they think there was a membership fee. Its donations. for christs sake
Great site, but please don’t knock the admins. They did what they did because it kept the site clean and anything but what you see with Demonoid.
Please come back OiNK. . .
“Deprived” of “billions of dollars”.
The choice of words is funny.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/make_complaint_step1.shtml
Make an official complaint.
If that source is somewhat accurate, I’m one of the 50% of users from the US. Please, criminally investigate me.
It seems to me, the main issue is that OiNK’s Palace was the source of PRE-RELEASE material, meaning before the record companies officially released it. Which is a valid case of concern, considering that after it leaked onto OiNK, it was then leaked on and on to other torrent sites — some public. This is not to point the finger at OiNK being the sole culprit of every leaked pre-release, but apparently 60 in this year alone. Impressive!
On the other side of the issue, having THE 100% FREE privilege to OiNK allowed an honest individual to preview albums before investing. I have no qualms paying $10 for a new, newly-released CD, or less for used. Albums which I missed the initial release sale, I’m stuck paying $20 if I want it new. Where I live, I know for a fact the average young person - avidly into music - doesn’t have the $20 to drop on any and every album s/he likes. Twenty dollars for a shiny piece of plastic, worth maybe one or two.
And where is this profit going? Mostly, right to the industry executives, who are undoubtedly the source of this fire. A few cents per CD might go to the actual members of the band.
More of my hard-earned money goes to the band, which is why I go see them in concert when I can. This is not to say I don’t buy their albums.
The point comes straight to money - just like always. Record sales down a whole third in six years?! It can’t possibly be because of a lack of talent in the mainstream of music. It can’t be because albums are overpriced if they’ve been sitting on a shelf for a while. It must be because of illegal peer-to-peer downloading. Thanks for the great insinuation of logic, Media. Next time I want shit stuffed down my throat, I’ll eat my own.
People should complain to the BBC and force them to publicly apologise for misrepresenting the facts regarding Oink.
oink was awesome. but the mods were total dick lickers.
[quote comment="193835"]Great site, but please don’t knock the admins. They did what they did because it kept the site clean and anything but what you see with Demonoid.
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What do you mean? Demonoid users are very well behaved, or else they get banned just like OINK. I don’t see any problems with the site, except that most people are afraid to say what they think. What more do you want? A place where draconian rules are enforced? A place like OINK where you are forced to have an Avatar of a cutsy utsy stuffed animal or risk being banned? Bullcookies! THe OINK admins were not very nice now were they?
Next it will be fabricated evidence and more false facts from the media.. who probably got their information fro m the police.. because if they spent 20 seconds on the net they would realize they had it ass backwards or they were just payed to say that… it doesn’t seem to matter which country your in.. if you file share you have the right to be arrested without even breaking the law.. sad
[quote comment="193685"]i no it is stupid isnt it? maybe someone can make polish subtittles of the video corse i dont get to see all.
if you go to my http://btmusic.eu site you pay me $25 to join and leech all you want make. it almost to good to be true but this is how p2p should be. how sharing is best.
you can get banned but if you pay again you make me happy.
please not so much black music.[/quote]
Not to go (way) off-topic, but please shove a stick up your bum. Oh wait, there’s one there already.
$25 for six weeks of access to your tiny little tracker? That’s more laughable than the BBC - at least they can claim the “Oooh no, I work in the media, I’m subsequently allowed to be a complete shitspewing moron.” excuse.
we need to make sure this guy is covered when the legal shit hits the fan. I hope someone that knows him gets a fund started.
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