Is this the beginning of the end?

[gregb7677]

Basically it'll come to an end when the production side decides to compete with filesharing. It's supposed to be easier to do things the legal way rather than the illegal way, but they insist on restricting people. The way content distribution is setup for legal methods is still a bit of a joke (poor speeds, poor quality, DRM hassle and incompatibility, fleeting licensing, etc.). If they decide to make it easier and affordable to obtain digital copies, that'll start to mark the end of illegal filesharing's footprint.

What I have never understood is why they have yet to figure that out. It frankly just seems like common sense, but still they continue to look like idiots.

[mjmacky]

Basically it'll come to an end when the production side decides to compete with filesharing. It's supposed to be easier to do things the legal way rather than the illegal way, but they insist on restricting people. The way content distribution is setup for legal methods is still a bit of a joke (poor speeds, poor quality, DRM hassle and incompatibility, fleeting licensing, etc.). If they decide to make it easier and affordable to obtain digital copies, that'll start to mark the end of illegal filesharing's footprint.

What I have never understood is why they have yet to figure that out. It frankly just seems like common sense, but still they continue to look like idiots.

Current theory about why they haven't demonstrated an understanding of that: too fucking stupid and too fucking slimy.

[sandman_1]

For whatever reasoning (or lack thereof) they decided to spend years and years concentrating on P2P, generating a huge backlash against their tactics everywhere from the justice system to the common 'man on the street'.

Easier, more profitable, and less manpower needed to prosecute P2P than Usenet. With P2P, you are uploading content and thus distributing copyrighted material which is more severe than just downloading. Really all they can do with Newsgroups is issue DMCA take downs. They really can't go after just downloaders unless they have some way of gleaning who is downloading what, which would be near impossible unless they had someone in the chain spying on you and that would be in itself breaking the law. IMO another area where Usenet blows P2P away.

[A_T]

Seems News-Service.com has ceased operations

Amsterdam, 4 November 2011



Dear visitor,



On 28 September 2011, the District Court of Amsterdam reached a verdict in the procedure on the merits of the case that Stichting Brein had brought against News-Service.com. The Court has ruled that News- Service.com is to cease ‘recording and offering material protected by copyright and neighbouring rights’ on pain of period penalty payment.

Unfortunately, News-Service.com sees no way of complying with the Court's verdict while ensuring a regular and normal provision of Usenet services. As a consequence, on 28 October, we started interlocutory proceedings and asked the summary Judge to order Brein to cease the execution of the verdict. We have learned today that the summary Judge has denied our claims. This means that we are forced to cease our operations with immediate effect.

However, for reasons of principle, News-Service.com will not accept the verdict and has lodged an appeal.

We would like to thank all relations of News-Service.com for the pleasant working relationship and the trust they have placed in us during the past 15 years.



Kind regards,


Patrick Schreurs and Wierd Bonthuis


News-Service.com

Not sure which resellers this effects.

[Hypatia]

they must appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. the judge is obviously bent

[JustDOSE]

Seems News-Service.com has ceased operations

Amsterdam, 4 November 2011



Dear visitor,



On 28 September 2011, the District Court of Amsterdam reached a verdict in the procedure on the merits of the case that Stichting Brein had brought against News-Service.com. The Court has ruled that News- Service.com is to cease ‘recording and offering material protected by copyright and neighbouring rights’ on pain of period penalty payment.

Unfortunately, News-Service.com sees no way of complying with the Court's verdict while ensuring a regular and normal provision of Usenet services. As a consequence, on 28 October, we started interlocutory proceedings and asked the summary Judge to order Brein to cease the execution of the verdict. We have learned today that the summary Judge has denied our claims. This means that we are forced to cease our operations with immediate effect.

However, for reasons of principle, News-Service.com will not accept the verdict and has lodged an appeal.

We would like to thank all relations of News-Service.com for the pleasant working relationship and the trust they have placed in us during the past 15 years.



Kind regards,


Patrick Schreurs and Wierd Bonthuis


News-Service.com

Not sure which resellers this effects.

usenext, eurofeeds ...... lol that's who's News-Service.com's reseller is.... OMG what will we doo without usenext.... the one who brings all the negative attention.

[mjmacky]

the one who brings all the negative attention.

im guess you know a lil' sumthing bout dat

[JustDOSE]

mjmacky... whoa boy, i hope your fat mom tied you extra tight on that leash today... silly faggot dicks are for chicks

mjmacky likes the cock

[mjmacky]

haterz be hatin

And that's an automatic disqualification.

[Disme]

haterz be hatin

And that's an automatic disqualification.

Don't mind JustDOSE ... he's just some retard that tries to impress everybody by posting shit and calling everybody a n00b.

I'm glad some people around here still remember his showing off his so-called super-free-servers that were actually just shit.

He occasionally comes back here when he's out of a job or something until all the newer FST-members start to see him for what he is.