Isohunt Shut Down By Their Host - GoFuckYourself.com

GTS Mark · 01-16-2007, 10:30 PM

http://www.slyck.com/story1382.html

isoHunt has been one of the long time staples of the BitTorrent/IRC/Usenet search engine genre. It's longevity has been exceptional among this crowd, lasting upwards of three years without hindrance. This is no small feat considering the site's administrator, Gary Fung, is the recipient of an MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) lawsuit which was filed in February of 2006.

The eventual legal complaint was preceded by several email exchanges between Fung and the MPAA. isoHunt and the MPAA engaged in what could be considered an amicable debate on the merits of copyright laws in the digital age, however the movie industry's patience wore out once it was clear Fung's position was solidified.

On February 23rd, 2006, the MPAA filed seven lawsuits that included nine sites; including ed2k-it.com, BinNewz.com, and of course isoHunt.com

?Website operators who abuse technology to facilitate infringements of copyrighted works by millions of people are not anonymous ? they can and will be stopped,? said John G. Malcolm, Executive Vice President and Director of Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations for the MPAA. ?Disabling these powerful networks of illegal file distribution is a significant step in stemming the tide of piracy on the Internet.?

While most of these indexing sites capitulated, isoHunt.com decided to hold the line. The status quo remained intact for isoHunt.com, at least until today. File-sharing fans were not greeted by the typical search engine that resides on isoHunt.com - instead a stark message was left by Fung:

"Lawyers from our primary ISP decided to pull our plug without any advance notice, as of 14:45 PST. No doubt about our lawsuit brought by the MPAA. We will be back in operation once we sort out this mess with our ISP, or we get new hardware ready from another ISP (already working on that)."

Gary Fung told Slyck.com a temporary site is already up, however the traffic load is placing an exceptional burden on the server. This should be a temporary setback however, as Fung is working diligently to restore the site. With some patience and luck, isoHunt.com could be restored by morning. The amount of time will depend whether isoHunt.com's current ISP restores the site, or whether Fung will have to shop elsewhere for hosting.

CyberHustler · 01-16-2007, 10:31 PM

damn.......

tony286 · 01-16-2007, 10:43 PM

the movie industry doesnt play , wish our industry was like that.

Scottish Guy · 01-16-2007, 10:49 PM

fuck....... ohh well there are plenty more

biftek · 01-16-2007, 10:49 PM

nothing that google/yahoo/msn/bother search engine, isn't guilty of , just a table of contents , an index of where stuff can be sourced ,

SomeCreep · 01-16-2007, 10:49 PM

Well that's that, but no big deal, he'll just get a new webhost. Perhaps one offshore.

xclusive · 01-16-2007, 10:50 PM

good, stealing peoples hard work sucks.

BusterBunny · 01-16-2007, 10:57 PM

good, stealing peoples hard work sucks.

BitAudioVideo · 01-16-2007, 11:54 PM

good, stealing peoples hard work sucks.proper.read-nfo

_Rush_ · 01-17-2007, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BitAudioVideo

good, stealing peoples hard work sucks.proper.read-nfo

BusterBunny · 01-17-2007, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghost Rush

chupacabra · 01-17-2007, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BitAudioVideo

good, stealing peoples hard work sucks.proper.read-nfo

ok, now that *is* funny.REALgroup-hardcodedJAPsubs.pw-in-url

Przemek · 01-17-2007, 02:00 AM

Damn, hope it'll be back soon ;)

starpimps · 01-17-2007, 02:08 AM

good, stealing peoples hard work sucks.proper.read-nfo.nuked.aspect-ratio

BusterBunny · 01-17-2007, 02:17 AM

this thread needs swedish subs

woj · 01-17-2007, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BitAudioVideo

good, stealing peoples hard work sucks.proper.read-nfo

Superterrorizer · 01-17-2007, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xclusive

good, stealing peoples hard work sucks.

If I already own a movie on DVD/VHS/Beta/PSP/etc and I download an xvid/divx/whatever, am I stealing? I already paid for the rights to the movie, right?

Wagerboy · 01-17-2007, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superterrorizer

If I already own a movie on DVD/VHS/Beta/PSP/etc and I download an xvid/divx/whatever, am I stealing? I already paid for the rights to the movie, right?

Good point...Everyone on there is just getting backups. Just not fair.

hzoltan · 01-17-2007, 03:08 AM

there are still enough sites to use...

infowolfe · 01-17-2007, 03:12 AM

Thanks for all the concern guys, we're actually just moving up the timetables on a move that we had planned to toronto anyway

208.71.112.51 just happens to be one of our new machines up there :-)

cheers!

--infowolfe aka SecretSquirrel on isohunt.com

azzam · 01-17-2007, 04:25 AM

Fight the power!

biftek · 01-17-2007, 05:10 AM

i was going to say all they need to do now is cry for donations ,but they are already doing that

flashfire · 01-17-2007, 05:53 AM

ah, get new host=problem solved

whats the big deal?

Klen · 01-17-2007, 06:17 AM

Btw where was that host located ?UsA?

01-16-2007, 10:30 PM	#1
GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	Isohunt Shut Down By Their Host http://www.slyck.com/story1382.html isoHunt has been one of the long time staples of the BitTorrent/IRC/Usenet search engine genre. It's longevity has been exceptional among this crowd, lasting upwards of three years without hindrance. This is no small feat considering the site's administrator, Gary Fung, is the recipient of an MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) lawsuit which was filed in February of 2006. The eventual legal complaint was preceded by several email exchanges between Fung and the MPAA. isoHunt and the MPAA engaged in what could be considered an amicable debate on the merits of copyright laws in the digital age, however the movie industry's patience wore out once it was clear Fung's position was solidified. On February 23rd, 2006, the MPAA filed seven lawsuits that included nine sites; including ed2k-it.com, BinNewz.com, and of course isoHunt.com ?Website operators who abuse technology to facilitate infringements of copyrighted works by millions of people are not anonymous ? they can and will be stopped,? said John G. Malcolm, Executive Vice President and Director of Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations for the MPAA. ?Disabling these powerful networks of illegal file distribution is a significant step in stemming the tide of piracy on the Internet.? While most of these indexing sites capitulated, isoHunt.com decided to hold the line. The status quo remained intact for isoHunt.com, at least until today. File-sharing fans were not greeted by the typical search engine that resides on isoHunt.com - instead a stark message was left by Fung: "Lawyers from our primary ISP decided to pull our plug without any advance notice, as of 14:45 PST. No doubt about our lawsuit brought by the MPAA. We will be back in operation once we sort out this mess with our ISP, or we get new hardware ready from another ISP (already working on that)." Gary Fung told Slyck.com a temporary site is already up, however the traffic load is placing an exceptional burden on the server. This should be a temporary setback however, as Fung is working diligently to restore the site. With some patience and luck, isoHunt.com could be restored by morning. The amount of time will depend whether isoHunt.com's current ISP restores the site, or whether Fung will have to shop elsewhere for hosting.

01-16-2007, 10:49 PM	#6
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01-16-2007, 10:50 PM	#7
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01-16-2007, 10:31 PM	#2
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01-16-2007, 10:43 PM	#3
tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	the movie industry doesnt play , wish our industry was like that.

01-16-2007, 10:49 PM	#4
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01-16-2007, 10:49 PM	#5
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01-17-2007, 03:08 AM	#19
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01-17-2007, 03:12 AM	#20
infowolfe Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 54	Thanks for all the concern guys, we're actually just moving up the timetables on a move that we had planned to toronto anyway 208.71.112.51 just happens to be one of our new machines up there :-) cheers! --infowolfe aka SecretSquirrel on isohunt.com

01-17-2007, 04:25 AM	#21
azzam Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia mate Posts: 116	Fight the power!

01-17-2007, 05:10 AM	#22
biftek So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,030	i was going to say all they need to do now is cry for donations ,but they are already doing that

01-17-2007, 05:53 AM	#23
flashfire ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,098	ah, get new host=problem solved whats the big deal?

01-17-2007, 06:17 AM	#24
Klen Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Little Vienna Posts: 32,235	Btw where was that host located ?UsA?