OiNK.cd Servers Raided, Admin Arrested
Written by Ernesto on October 23, 2007The servers of OiNK.cd - one of the most popular private BitTorrent trackers - are raided and the admin, a 24-year-old man from Middlesbrough, is arrested.
The British and the Dutch police both contributed to the investigation that was initiated by the IFPI and the BPI, two well known anti-piracy organizations. The operation was supported by Interpol who coordinated the international cooperation.
According to early reports OiNk’s servers were confiscated in Amsterdam last week. This seems to be unlikely because the site was still fully functional 24 hours ago. The administrator of OiNK was arrested this morning by the Cleveland Police. The BBC reports that his employer and the home of his father were raided as well.
Jeremy Banks, Head of the IFPI’s Internet Anti-Piracy Unit, said in a reponse to the news: “OiNK was central to the illegal distribution of pre-release music online. This was not a case of friends sharing music for pleasure. This was a worldwide network that got hold of music they did not own the rights to and posted it online.”
OiNK hosted hundreds and thousands of torrents with over a million peers which makes it more popular than most public trackers. The site was known to be one of the first places where leaked music albums appeared, so anti-piracy outfits such as MediaDefender were keeping a close eye on it.
In July the tracker already changed its name from OiNK.me.uk to OiNK.cd due to “legal” issues with their domain registrar. Unfortunately it now seems that the popular private BitTorrent tracker is in bigger trouble.
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[quote comment="194026"]You people are pathetic. Stop pretending you’re sticking it to “the man”. You’re STEALING FROM MUSICIANS. PERIOD. It’s very rare for a band to make money touring. Touring is an expensive and a difficult way to live.
Musicians make money from the sale of their recordings. That is down BECAUSE YOU’RE STEALING. Stop trying rationalize taking money out of the pockets of artists. If want to hear new music, go to the tons of sites or blogs that have new music, Myspace, etc.[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHAHA you don’t have a clue.
Once you put your music in the digital domain, prepare to have it copied and copied. Try releasing some vinyl, sell some t shirts and do some killer live shows if you want to make money. Your band probably sucks anyway i’m sure, you whiney bitch. Welcome to the 21st century.
Thanks for proving my point, and showing why they’re coming after you, you little no-nothing, punk-ass bitch.
“HAHAHAHAHAHA you don’t have a clue.
Once you put your music in the digital domain, prepare to have it copied and copied. Try releasing some vinyl, sell some t shirts and do some killer live shows if you want to make money. Your band probably sucks anyway i’m sure, you whiney bitch. Welcome to the 21st century.”
Sorry, but only HUGE bands make money from touring, cuz they are able to charge those insane prices for tickets.
And as far as big labels, bands DO make money from them, and it’s their own choice to sign with them.
Stop trying to rationalize your stealing.
You’re nothing but a thief and an enemy of art.
[quote comment="194038"]Sorry, but only HUGE bands make money from touring, cuz they are able to charge those insane prices for tickets.
And as far as big labels, bands DO make money from them, and it’s their own choice to sign with them.
Stop trying to rationalize your stealing.
You’re nothing but a thief and an enemy of art.[/quote]
You cannot be this stupid. It’s not possible.
There are 3 possible causes for this: a) You are a troll; b) You’re an ignorant degenerate; c) You couldn’t get an Oink invite from your less idiotic friends.
You’re on a torrent site - Your view does not belong here.
There are two solutions for you leaving this place: Firstly, stop posting and enjoy your dunce cap; or, secondly, and preferably, go out and acquire a firearm, preferrably a shotgun. Tie a piece of twine around the trigger, loop the twine around something behind the gun, hold it at arms length in front of you, pull the trigger, and scatter your skull and grey matter fragments around the room.
There are two ways you can proceed after this: Firstly, and most likely, you will die; secondly, you may end up in a vegetative state, putting a burden on your relatives, until they end up realizing they never loved you, and tell the hospital to pull the plug on the life support.
Alan has already been released……as well, there are no indications of the authorities seeking to pursue criminal investigations of the users themselves………whew! Everyone needs to focus their thoughts on a quick recovery of the site.
i don’t understand this at all.
the record industry makes albums that ‘the people’ buy. it is the people who support(ed) this multibillion dollar industry. we gave that industry its power and we can taketh away. we gave our money to them because they provided us with a service that was worth paying for. that service is now antiquated and inefficient. it has fallen behind and it is not worth paying for. there are new services in place. it is a very simple process. it is idiotic to think that we wouldn’t adopt these new services and support those that provide it (thank you oink). the record industry has not acknowledged or adapted to the reality of this situation. and guess what. they expect us to suffer for their shortcoming.
the record industry has argued about artistic integrity and copyright infringement (and whatever else). it’s bull. they have tried to tell us that it is the artists that are suffering. that may be true but they don’t care if the artists suffer. it is the ceo’s that are worrying. as they should. their multimillion dollar salary is being threatened. it is their own fault. they are the ones resisting change. you have to have been living under a rock to not see that the mp3 downloads wave was going to break right on top of cd sales. and that started back in 2002 when napster went down.
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/portablemusic/news/2002/05/52540
artists:
i don’t care if you get burned by your label. you sold your soul the day you signed. you put your fate in their hands and should be willing to suffer the consequences. so what are you suppose to do?
look at radiohead. they released there new album independently. they offer it online (http://www.inrainbows.com) for whatever price you want to pay for it. it is available to everyone with a computer. and everyone will get it. everyone. big risk equals big reward.
if producing your album is too much for you then you probably don’t have what it takes to be successful. production is a part of the process and if you are unwilling to bring it on boards then be willing to do what the producers tell you to.
oink was an innovative site. and just because these people were unwilling to change and adopt to this new method of distribution (which undoubtedly will be profitable some day) oink and its users suffer. corporations are so slow and sluggish that the only way for them to survive is to break the back of innovation.
i never thought i would say anything like this but i actually think it’s true. the corporations run the world. if they don’t make a buck we’re all screwed.
the user should never suffer. we made you famous. don’t slap the hand that feeds you.
#398:
Poor widdle baby :(
Sorry to remind you of the fact that you’re a horrible person.
A thief.
And an enemy of artists everywhere.
How does that feel, you spoiled little fuck?
To all of you whiners complaining about elitism….give me a break. OiNK was the easiest tracker to get on if you had something to offer and asked politely (or if someone could vouch for you and gave you an invite). Chances are, if you couldn’t get in then you didn’t deserve to. You complain about OiNK’s strict policies, but they are exactly what made the site as great as it was. Unparalleled quality, selection, and dedication. I will miss it deeply.
No.
God, NO!
NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!
[quote comment="194081"]#398:
Poor widdle baby :(
Sorry to remind you of the fact that you’re a horrible person.
A thief.
And an enemy of artists everywhere.
How does that feel, you spoiled little fuck?[/quote]
Wow. You are a complete moron on so many different levels. It actually makes me sad to see people like you still living.
“an enemy of artists everywhere”
How? By listening to their music? Most people that I know go in this order.
1. They hear about a band.
2. They download and album or 2.
3.a) They enjoy it and purchase the actual album and/or see them live, or
3.b) They do not enjoy it and decide not to support it.
You are so fucking stupid.
[quote comment="194028"]393, musicians dont make SHIT from albums, unless they release the album themselves or in smaller labels. they record companies suing are the large ones who have the most to lose. musicians get most of their money FROM touring, playing at festivals and shit.
who are you, Musician?[/quote]
have you ever been to music business school? Read that the record labels and producers hold about 90% of the profits from all record sales. The rest go to lawyers, musicians make around 2-3% of their album sales. They make most their money from touring because its usually worked out in their contract (unless its a pop princess such as britney spears or kelly clarkson). Wake up, the artist are moving on, they hire independent management and promotion teams, They record in their own studios and they track down producers looking for a style not to be marketably viable. They small numbers of people still represented the way you talk about by the record labels are peanuts in comparison and are dwindling in numbers. I work in hollywood, in the industry. Plain and simple, the labels are dying because of their inability to adapt. Yes they will be around for a while because they hold the market so tightly in such areas as pop and Hip-Hop (Rap). But this is their last bastian to become relevant again. To push out any innovation that will remove them from the picture. It is a death knell, a last rite, an attempt to maintain their “youthfulness” and to be quite honest, they don’t have much time left.
Take it from someone who went to school for specifically music business. The artist have been getting royally screwed by the labels for decades, and the internet is the only hope for the revival of good, relevant music.
Peace
[quote comment="194081"]#398:
Poor widdle baby :(
Sorry to remind you of the fact that you’re a horrible person.
A thief.
And an enemy of artists everywhere.
How does that feel, you spoiled little fuck?[/quote]
The fact that you don’t understand the economics of the recording industry makes me fairly sure that you’re a 14-year-old who picked up guitar one summer and elected to stand on a soap box at this time.
Fuck off, kid.
Buying an album gets the artists nothing - A cent or three, at most. Tours are where the money’s made. Ever think about why the t-shirts at a concert are $20? Pure fucking profit.
I attend concerts. I buy music from artists on independent labels.
Quit your fucking bitching, you idiot.
oink will be back this weekend with the backups but it will be hosted and run by the tpb team. all ratios will be intact. alan is fine
#498:
Still rationalizing, huh? Wishing I was a 14 year old, that would make you feel better, wouldn’t it?
I make my living making music and helping people make music. Your thievery has caused the most problems for musicians. You’re taking money out of their pocket. Nobody gets rich from touring except bands that have already made it.
Quit pretending you have a clue about what goes on in our business.
You’re nothing but a thief and an enemy of art.
And deep down, you know it.
[quote comment="194110"]oink will be back this weekend with the backups but it will be hosted and run by the tpb team. all ratios will be intact. alan is fine[/quote]
Obviously fake, before anyone falls for this.
testing if i can post as tmt
[quote comment="194113"]#498:
Still rationalizing, huh? Wishing I was a 14 year old, that would make you feel better, wouldn’t it?
I make my living making music and helping people make music. Your thievery has caused the most problems for musicians. You’re taking money out of their pocket. Nobody gets rich from touring except bands that have already made it.
Quit pretending you have a clue about what goes on in our business.
You’re nothing but a thief and an enemy of art.
And deep down, you know it.[/quote]
I like how you continue to call downloaders “thieves and enemies of art,” instead of providing logical reason as to why you think downloading is wrong.
You’re probably that moron from Metallica.
[quote comment="193742"]Dude…WOW…LOL
the last post I read at OiNK was about you, saying something like
“this flacinhell dude used to spam the forums with flac info, but he was banned due to no apparent reason.”
lol and 10 hours later, I get the real story.
You were officially banned,who did you stay on as?[/quote]
You got some of the story - the real story takes up something like 500 blog posts :D
I’m not saying who I was - cause I was climbing the ladder of respect by not being me and never questioning things or asking things or mentioning Pedro’s. Just there sharing and leeching what I wanted. Never know the site might come back, either way I have lots of pretend contacts who speak to a pretend person they think is real - when he isn’t cause I’m the real me ;)
Also of course I have the same going down at Pedro’s - except my goal there is to get promoted to a staff level, and go report the whole place and all its working members and shares to the authorities and really fuck them up. You think OiNK being taken away on BBC News in a police van is bad - wait till you see what will inevitably happen to Pedro :D
“You’re probably that moron from Metallica.”
Charming. No, I’m not Lars, but once again you’ve shown how you have no respect for artists.
The only person that has a right to decide if their art should be free, is that artist himself.
You’re a thief. Period.
412:
“The only person that has a right to decide if their art should be free, is that artist himself.”
You have me there.
But the problem is, the musicians have no way to dictate that. They can either not sign to a label and distribute their albums in batches of 50 or so in podunk little towns, or sign and distribute their music on a national scale.
They either have to conform or get screwed.
Plus, most of the musicians that I listen to support downloading. They aren’t in it for the money. They genuinely enjoy making their music and want people to hear it. They do not support jacking up the price of CDs to $20 and forcing it down people’s throats. Music is a right. Just because you don’t have the money to listen to a certain album does not mean that you shouldn’t be able to. That’s the beauty of file sharing.
(note: file “sharing”
not file “stealing”
If a friend lets you borrow an album and you rip it onto your computer, is that stealing? You didn’t buy it, so according to you, it must be.)
Moron.
You’ve lost the argument, and you know it.
The musician is free to sign with whatever label he wants. He signs the paper freely that determines his royalty. Which is WAY more than “A cent or three” per record.
Just because you call a sweet name like ’sharing’ doesn’t mean it isn’t what it is: stealing.
I suggest you stop stealing music. I guarantee you the war is on against music theft, and the artists are going to win it.
Please help starving labels.
Pirate has infringed not only the author but also the user’s rights. Just like the OiNK’s behavior, in my opinion, we should crack down on it seriously. I discussed it at millionairematch.com and most of the people agreed with me. What about your opinion?
well this sure fucking sucks. Oink was the ultimate site. it most definitely rocked out loud……. why take away such a tremendously super awesome thing?
cdwill is in custody now, and i’m assuming the other mods are too.
better wipe your hard drives while you still can.
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