Neowin News Feed for: Demonoid

Content providers ask UK ISPs to block more sites, including Demonoid

Andy Weir — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:56:01 +0000

The list of sites that UK ISPs are requested to block by copyright holders has been updated, and now includes more popular examples such as Demonoid, and even sites that sell counterfeit luxury goods. Read more...

Demonoid returns after nearly two years, popular Bittorrent tracker is back online

Shreyas Gandhe — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:34:11 +0000

Community based BitTorrent tracker and website, Demonoid, has made a comeback after being down for nearly two years due to various copyright infringement complaints from governments around the world. Read more...

Demonoid domains go on sale; you could own history

Paul Ferson — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:45:13 +0000

With the closure of Demonoid, there had been hopes that the site would return. These hopes seem to have been dashed by the discovery that you could buy the rights to the infamous domains. Read more...

Criminal investigation building against Demonoid in Mexico

Nathan Tsui — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 02:37:47 +0000

A Demonoid staff member was apparently arrested in Monterrey, Mexico in October 2011, and a criminal case of intellectual property rights violations is being built against the site's owners. Read more...

Demonoid shut down by Ukrainian government

Nathan Tsui — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:20:36 +0000

After an extended period of downtime from a DDoS attack, followed by a period of malicious redirects to malware and spam sites, Demonoid has been shut down by the Ukrainian government. Read more...

CRIA brings Demonoid Down Again

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:05:56 +0000

Demonoid.com now reads: "The CRIA threatened the company renting the servers to us, and because of this it is not possible to keep the site online. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding."... Read more...

Demonoid Possibly Shut Down by the CRIA

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:37:07 +0000

As of now it is still unsure what exactly happened, but the popular Dutch news site nu.nl reports that the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) is responsible for the downtime. Websites such as TorrentFreak contacted... Read more...