OiNK raided, man arrested (merged with "oink closed 4 ever")

Hahahha cya ya tomorrow at OiNK guys :D I feel that the forum's gonna explode from people posting how happy they are:D owned~

I hope the IRC gets back up at least so we can talk about it in a place for members only

I SO can't resist...

http://www.delargy.com/images/2005_8.../pig_roast.JPG




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Originally Posted by weenden

on a positive note i love squizzels av

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Like everybody else, Oink was my favorite music tracker. It makes you wonder that if they can be shut down, so can all the other major trackers. Truly this has been a bad day for all bittorent users.:(

RIP OiNK

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Originally Posted by Squizzle

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on a positive note i love squizzels av

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OiNK Admin Released From Custody
Written by Ernesto on October 23, 2007

After 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.”

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Originally Posted by Polarbear

they don't have much against oink if he didn't earn money from the site.
the accusations of the ifpi are basically false and the server was in holland (other laws).

i'm sure the oink owner knew exactly about the legal situation.

if this comes to court, i predict he'll get away with a fine.

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Is this true? Are you sure about this? Weren't the servers in the UK too?

This is what I was wondering about too, it seemed pretty improbable that the guy who ran the site didn't prepare for this legalwise.

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Originally Posted by Effer

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Originally Posted by Polarbear

they don't have much against oink if he didn't earn money from the site.
the accusations of the ifpi are basically false and the server was in holland (other laws).

i'm sure the oink owner knew exactly about the legal situation.

if this comes to court, i predict he'll get away with a fine.

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Is this true? Are you sure about this? Weren't the servers in the UK too?

This is what I was wondering about too, it seemed pretty improbable that the guy who ran the site didn't prepare for this legalwise.

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yes the servers were both in UK and Holland
U can't run so big site with a fuckin holland server :pinch:

So, is what Polarbear said true? It really seems highly unlikely that admins and sysops would risk everything by not preparing for this kind of outcome.

In what way are the Holland laws different? Could this really be true, that he might just get away with a fine?

Polarbear, if you're here, speak up. ;)

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Originally Posted by Effer

So, is what Polarbear said true? It really seems highly unlikely that admins and sysops would risk everything by not preparing for this kind of outcome.

In what way are the Holland laws different? Could this really be true, that he might just get away with a fine?

Polarbear, if you're here, speak up. ;)

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IANAL

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Originally Posted by Ghost+Rider

yes the servers were both in UK and Holland
U can't run so big site with a fuckin holland server :pinch:

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No. They were all in Holland.

The servers were in Holland. But the site and its owner were from UK.

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Originally Posted by Adster

but if it is Rared up couldn't it be classified as downloading data?? not copyrighted mp3s that would be my argument in court

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"...in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise..." and so forth is pretty common fare, even for binary posts on usenet, old, copyrighted recordings from eras pre-dating digital (or even decent analog) storage methods.

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Originally Posted by zema

"Apparently the countries that the IFPI will focus mainly on is: Brazil, Canada, China, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, South Korea -- no way to confirm this info, but hey, ..."

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Huh? How's that now? :huh:

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Originally Posted by fridash

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Originally Posted by FACE_TO_FACE

I dont think this comments are welcome on this thread...

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this is not a dictatorship i can say my mind !
even if you disagree
that is democracy you do belive in it dont you ?

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I believe in many things. For example, I believe you are a vengeful prick who got what he deserved and now should go fuck himself.

How's that for democracy, sport?

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Originally Posted by yetmae

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Originally Posted by SKGunners

Sanjana, let me make this clear. Downloading stuff is legally via purchase through credit card or something else is known as a "digital download". That's legal. But when you download something that is not acquired through payment but has copyright laws is ILLEGAL and the law has full authority to get you punished for that. In the case of OiNK, VIPMusic, etc, it is illegal because you're downloading music/apps/etc. instead of paying for it. Get the point?

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Absolutely hilarious coming from a supposed resident of Thailand, where copyright law is taken so seriously (sarcasm alert for the humor impaired).

For those of you who have never been to Thailand, take a trip to Panthip Electronics mall in Bangok on your next visit. You will be accosted by hundreds of people trying to sell you pirated music, movies, and software for pennies on the dollar!

The RIAA, BPI, APFI, and Interpol hold no sway here, so I don't expect this will change anytime soon.

In the meantime, I look forward to another bittorrent site stepping up to take Oink's place so I don't have to sit in Bangkok traffic on the way to Panthip every time I want a 0-day release...

Yetmae

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LOL, I know that. I'm a pirate myself. I don't even go to Panthip for buying illegal stuff, but for buying PC accessories. I download my stuff...

My basic point in that post was to enlighten her as she thought all these websites were legal.

BTW, yetmae, your name is pretty offensive to those who understand Thai. Which part of BKK are you from though?

ooh god dam it
i've just seen it
i hope they can reopen

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Originally Posted by superseed101

some one could make a new oink site and host it it would still have same uploaders just new managment wat u say ?

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LOL, some how I dont think so:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Ghost+Rider

U can't run so big site with a fuckin holland server :pinch:

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what a load of bullshit.

I hope the Admins on all Tracker dont log Ip's and encrypt the Server HD.
Security is the first rule !!
And I think all Users shouldn't post url's of any trackers or talk about the tarcker....!!!
No Invites closed the Sign Up on every Tracker or only Users with high Upload or Staff members can invite..

but filesharing will never die !!! i hope oink is in some weeks back !! ..other admin and other server ;)

we are one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is very sad. But it is not a suprise to that happend

http://tehpaine.blogspot.com/2007/10...t-fuck-up.html

thanks for the link interesting read.

they will be back with a new name and a fresh start lol

sad... it was a great tracker :(

I suggest everyone RSS feed to tehpaine's blog. We must be intelligent and not childlike; let us be aware and smart of news. Does anyone realize that this is of paramount importance to maintain inertia for the scene and its entirety?

Of course, all of us want to be the first to sign up when the new one opens :p