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TaffyBox Shut Down by BTjunkie for Leeching Resources
TaffyBox is a torrent search engine that allows its users to download torrents directly through a Java applet in their web browser, instead of a regular BitTorrent client. The idea is not entirely new, as Vertor and a couple of other sites also offer a direct download using Bitlet’s Java applet, but nevertheless the site received a fair share of news coverage after it appeared on TechCrunch . This level of coverage is a great accomplishment for a new torrent site, but the fun didn’t last very long.
Continue reading »Pirate Google .torrent searches
Here’s the text on The Pirate Google »»» Bit Torrent Search Please Note: This site is not affiliated with Google, it simply makes use of Google Custom Search to restrict your searches to Torrent files. You can do this with any regular Google search by appending your query with filetype:torrent. This technique can be used for any type of file supported by Google.
Continue reading »Copyright stops Big Music from selling music
Norway joins Sweden in anti-P2P move, was the headline to a p2pnet story, yesterday. The study looked at almost 2,000 online music users, all over the age of 15, observes Crosbie Fitch, quoting The Guardian and going on »»» “Researchers found that those who downloaded “free” music – whether from lawful or seedy sources – were also 10 times more likely to pay for music. This would make music pirates the industry’s largest audience for digital sales.” Some pundits suggest that it’s only competitive dynamics in the music industry that prevent it from enabling people to get music in the way they want, and to pay for it in the way they want.
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