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

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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…