In Europe, the Federation Against Copyright Theft is fast becoming the main agency in fighting piracy in light of another Torrent site being shut down.
The agency that is more commonly known by its abbreviation FACT, has issued warnings and threats to a number of sites in the recent months. Even though the agency is based in the UK there is no geographical boundary for them with many reports of warnings being issued to sites all around the world. In the last week alone the Hollywood backed group shut down another site.
In 2005 the site Torrent-Damage was established, and with its 9-year tenor it was an old school player in the torrent scene. However following a threat issued by FACT the owners of Torrent-Damage have decided to shut down the site to cut their losses.
“Torrent-Damage has received a Cease and Desist notice from FACT (Federation against Copyright Theft), and while FACT are UK based (and none of us are), the operators of this site will stick to their gentleman’s agreement and comply with any such request – for the safety of the staff members and its user base,” the site’s operators published.
“It is with much sadness to announce that Torrent-Damage will be closing its doors on the 5th of August, 2013. Effective immediately, the tracker will be shut down and all torrents removed (thus complying with the cease and desist order).” With over 30,000 members and 35,000+ torrents, Torrent-Damage will be very much missed said an old reputable member of the site.
FACT also uses the tactic of requesting that the domain be handed over, but as of this moment we are not sure of the owner of Torrent-Damage has done this. “We wish all of our members Godspeed for the future, and hope that our community was of a great benefit to you while it was here,” the site finished with.
Source: http://torrentus.to/blog/due-to-fact...huts-down.html
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