ShareReactor shut down

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Well-known P2P site ShareReactor has been apparently shut down by the Swiss authorities. According to news sources, Swiss Judical Inquiry Department of Thurgau has shut down the site due copyright infringements. The site was probably the world's largest site that listed direct links to pirated material in P2P networks, using so-called ed2k links that work with eDonkey2000-compatible clients (such as eMule).
Internet-Site taken offline

FRAUENFELD (kapo) Due to the suspicion of breach of copyright and trademark laws the cantonal judicial Inquiry department of Thurgau has taken down an Internet-Site that served as a link platform for filesharing offerings. A process concerning these matters against the 25 year old owner from Frauenfeld is underway.

The Internet-Site located in Frauenfeld was online for about 30 months and last had over 220.000 hits per day bevor it was taken offline by the Thurgau officials. The in search engines toprated site worked as a anchorpoint for links to downloads of copyright and trademark protectet games and movies that were offered on the filesharing network.

After a complaint from several large corporations, represented by the swiss association against piracy, the cantonal judicial inquiry department of Thurgau initiated an investigation, seized the servers in Frauenfeld and had the site taken offline.

The responsible owner, a 25 year old swiss proved to be very cooperative in explaining matters at hand. The inquiries continue and will take some time.

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/5085.cfm

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more news on http://slyck.com/

apparantly no one can reach simon moon (site admin) so....

me thinks he's either actually been done (as in arrested) or he's had all his computer equipment confiscated, but then you would think that he would go tell some1 to tell ppl on the IRC channel ?!?!?!?!?

pity

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HellBender

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more news on http://slyck.com/

apparantly no one can reach simon moon (site admin) so....

me thinks he's either actually been done (as in arrested) or he's had all his computer equipment confiscated, but then you would think that he would go tell some1 to tell ppl on the IRC channel ?!?!?!?!?

pity

Yeah, people ont he slyck forums are pondering that his lawyer must've told him not to talk to the public, or that the authorities told him that.

Its a shame though... He did everything that he did for free, and now he's the one who has to pay for it :/ It was inevitable, though.

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Slyck News Story

In short the owner arrested, his house searched, server hadware confiscaded. All done by complain by some "major" corporations (not disclosed which).

would it be against the forum rules to post additional info (explanations by some of co-owners of SR) if it links to forum where warez is acceptable?

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probablly....everyone is sooooo sensitive anymore....gosh....its like the FCC is right here too...

can't cuss, cant tell things we know....sigh...who cares if people get offended...its what makes life worth living.... :p

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Slyck News Story

In short the owner arrested, his house searched, server hadware confiscaded. All done by complain by some "major" corporations (not disclosed which).

would it be against the forum rules to post additional info (explanations by some of co-owners of SR) if it links to forum where warez is acceptable?

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kenny, Opaul, is a shame that you have that impression about the forum, so bad that you clicked that agreement link when you signed up here.

Oh nos! the bad mods are coming for us! :rolleyes:

BTW, this thread is still open, isnt it?

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kennyout

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# No Warez (links) & Cracks: help, requests or posts that discuss circumvention. This includes linking to software, posting about it, and suggesting to get it.

in the PM i got way after it happened...well five minuts later....lol :laugh:

i guess i violated the "posting about it"....since i did not link/suggest to get it... ;)

anyway I would like to thank the mod that actually responded...which means they were doing the job we pay them to-----wait, we don't pay them :whistle:

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They'll probably remove this one saying they don't support other sites or something.

Actually, we say we are not a support forum for other sites, as in if mess.be is not responding for 2 hours we are not the support forum for them. Sharereactor closing is news, not a temporary DNS glitch or something like that.

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