OiNK.cd Servers Raided, Admin Arrested - GoFuckYourself.com

Aussie Rebel · 10-23-2007, 04:21 PM

Interesting

The servers of OiNK.cd - one of the most popular private BitTorrent trackers - are raided and the admin, a 24-year-old man from Middlesbrough, is arrested.

OiNK.cd Servers Raided, Admin ArrestedThe British and the Dutch police both contributed to the investigation that was initiated by the IFPI and the BPI, two well known anti-piracy organizations. The operation was supported by Interpol who coordinated the international cooperation.

According to early reports OiNk?s servers were confiscated in Amsterdam last week. This seems to be unlikely because the site was still fully functional 24 hours ago. The administrator of OiNK was arrested this morning by the Cleveland Police. The BBC reports that his employer and the home of his father were raided as well.

Jeremy Banks, Head of the IFPI?s Internet Anti-Piracy Unit, said in a reponse to the news: ?OiNK was central to the illegal distribution of pre-release music online. This was not a case of friends sharing music for pleasure. This was a worldwide network that got hold of music they did not own the rights to and posted it online.?

OiNK hosted hundreds and thousands of torrents with over a million peers which makes it more popular than most public trackers. The site was known to be one of the first places where leaked music albums appeared, so anti-piracy outfits such as MediaDefender were keeping a close eye on it.

In July the tracker already changed its name from OiNK.me.uk to OiNK.cd due to ?legal? issues with their domain registrar. Unfortunately it now seems that the popular private BitTorrent tracker is in bigger trouble.

developing story

http://torrentfreak.com/oinkcd-serve...dmin-arrested/

L-Pink · 10-23-2007, 04:23 PM

ahh, how tragic

StarkReality · 10-23-2007, 04:25 PM

That's great news, let's hope this will teach people who think legal loopholes last forever a lesson.

fuckingfuck · 10-23-2007, 04:29 PM

Related:

TV Links shut down for linking

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technolo..._linking_.html

Megatoric next

Aussie Rebel · 10-23-2007, 05:22 PM

OiNK Investigation Seeks Identities and Activities of Users
Written by enigmax on October 23, 2007

OiNK, one of the world?s most popular trackers has been shutdown. Now, in the hours immediately following the closure, the site is responding but displaying an ominous message indicating an investigation into the site?s users has begun.

The message currently on the OiNK page is as follows:

Many of OiNK?s users have been enquiring if their details are safe on the site. The message: ?A criminal investigation continues into the identities and activities of the site?s users? will not exactly fill them with confidence.

However, everyone in the BitTorrent world will be familiar with the propaganda put out by anti-piracy organizations and many will be familiar with a similar situation a few years ago when the LokiTorrent tracker was closed and seemingly none of the users were tracked down. Fear, uncertainty and doubt - it?s all part of the anti-p2p strategy but it?s hugely doubtful that 180,000 users will be pursued, it?s just not cost effective and most are scattered around the globe.

According to whois.sc, the visitors to the site are split: United States 50.7%, United Kingdom 7%, Canada 6%, Sweden 3.2%, Germany 2.7% and Netherlands at just 1.9%. Although of questionable accuracy, these figures should give at least an idea of the trend on the site.

Clearly the statement on the homepage is designed to scare all the ex-OiNK members back into the record shops and not let them think it?s safe to join another tracker. That strategy has been tried before (You Can Click But You Can?t Hide) and it doesn?t work. Additionally, more and more people are choosing to protect their privacy with VPN services such as VPNTunnel and Relakks, finding that a small investment is worth the peace of mind in the long run.

So who are the players in this OiNK takedown?

Most people know about the IFPI - The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. This organization says it represents the worldwide interests of the recording industry with the backing of nearly 1,500 record businesses in 75 countries. Its main aim is to fight piracy.

The BPI - British Phonographic Industry is similar to the RIAA in the US. It?s made up of hundreds of music businesses and fronted by the ?big four? - EMI, Sony BMG, Universal and Warner. Created in 1973, its stated main aim is to combat piracy.

The FIOD-ECD - Fiscal Investigation Unit of the Dutch Police is a worrying inclusion to the list of people involved in the closure of OiNK. FIOD-ECD is a Dutch government agency dedicated to chasing down people alleged to be involved in fiscal, financial and economic fraud - usually major criminals. With these people involved, getting access to records from hosts wouldn?t have proven too difficult - FIOD-ECD are not just another BREIN, they have some serious powers.

People familiar with the ShareConnector and Releases4u cases in the Netherlands will remember the involvement of FIOD-ECD. The case took over 2 years to come to court and the result was a complete failure for them. The admin of ShareConnector got off completely and a couple of small fines (around $350) were handed out to the admins of Releases4U for uploading copyright material. Additionally, FIOD-ECD failed to provide enough evidence to prove ShareConnector was involved in copyright infringement nor enough to prove that either organization was criminal in nature.

Many people will be keeping their fingers crossed that the progress against OiNK mirrors this.

Following a 2 year investigation (or 3 month investigation, depending on the source) which involved Interpol, Police are insisting that OiNK was a pay site. Members were given the option to donate but this insistence that OiNK was some sort of criminal network where people paid to be a member is clearly untrue but it?s likely that this is the reason the real police (as opposed to the ?copyright police?) and FIOD-ECD are involved.

Jeremy Banks of the IFPI said: ?This was not a case of friends sharing music for pleasure.?

Yes it was Jeremy.
http://torrentfreak.com/oink-investi...-users-071023/

StuartD · 10-23-2007, 05:26 PM

People have already been talking about it on GFY all day.

Funny though, a friend of mine told me how awesome it was, and sent me an invite and I went and looked at it.... and then... never got back to it to check it out more.

Guess I never will now

Barefootsies · 10-23-2007, 06:05 PM

Sweet justice

sortie · 10-23-2007, 06:18 PM

It's amusing to watch some people try to spin some logic as to how downloading of copyrighted material should not be stopped because it can't be stopped.

This shit was inevitabe and listneing to people lost in denial hoping that it wont happen is worse than comical. It's sad that people are actually stupid enough to not know what they are doing is stealing. But those same people would through a shit fit if passwords to their pay site were traded.

"Hey, why can't people share the password...they paid for it."

The freeloaders code of conduct :
Nothing's a crime until they are on the opposite end of it.

Jace · 10-23-2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sortie

It's amusing to watch some people try to spin some logic as to how downloading of copyrighted material should not be stopped because it can't be stopped.

This shit was inevitabe and listneing to people lost in denial hoping that it wont happen is worse than comical. It's sad that people are actually stupid enough to not know what they are doing is stealing. But those same people would through a shit fit if passwords to their pay site were traded.

"Hey, why can't people share the password...they paid for it."

The freeloaders code of conduct :
Nothing's a crime until they are on the opposite end of it.

it reminds me of all those forum idiots that claim that because they bought the dvd or membership to the site that they have the right to distribute the material however they see fit

what world do these people live in?

Aussie Rebel · 10-23-2007, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuckingfuck

Related:

TV Links shut down for linking

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technolo..._linking_.html

Megatoric next

We can only hope so

Aka_Bluey · 10-23-2007, 07:32 PM

A little to the left of this topic, or could be a fun fact.

Also was told of Pirate Bay's acquisition, aboard the domain ifpi.com, which formerly belonged to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=9258

When users go to the site, they are redirected to a Pirate Bay site that bears the text "International Federation of Pirate Interests". The IFPI is not happy with the move. The domain WHOIS shows that the domain is indeed officially registered to Brokep, a Pirate Bay administrator and is not a hack. [The domain] is not a hack. Someone just gave us the domain name. We have no idea how they got it, but it's ours and we're keeping it." Brokep was contacted and quoted as saying.

quantum-x · 10-25-2007, 02:30 AM

I'll pose my nuts. I had an oink account, and I loved it.
Now, before you get all your quotes ready and flame suits out, I used it to build up my collection of 1920's - 1940s pre-war jazz and tango collections - all out of copyright. The range and selection of OiNK was amazing.

If the industry could create something as expansive as OiNK, paying for what I download wouldn't be a problem at all.

[ScreaM] · 10-25-2007, 02:53 AM

I didn't even know what OiNK.cd was.

quantum-x · 10-25-2007, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [ScreaM]

I didn't even know what OiNK.cd was.

Bohemoth of a music torrent site.
You could download any album you every wanted, no matter how exotic it was, in 192kbps +

As I said: perfect for changing my vinyl to mp3.

Mike Dutch · 10-25-2007, 05:42 AM

good news!

10-23-2007, 04:21 PM	#1
Aussie Rebel Blow Me U Geeks Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Maximum Security Posts: 5,108	OiNK.cd Servers Raided, Admin Arrested Interesting The servers of OiNK.cd - one of the most popular private BitTorrent trackers - are raided and the admin, a 24-year-old man from Middlesbrough, is arrested. OiNK.cd Servers Raided, Admin ArrestedThe British and the Dutch police both contributed to the investigation that was initiated by the IFPI and the BPI, two well known anti-piracy organizations. The operation was supported by Interpol who coordinated the international cooperation. According to early reports OiNk?s servers were confiscated in Amsterdam last week. This seems to be unlikely because the site was still fully functional 24 hours ago. The administrator of OiNK was arrested this morning by the Cleveland Police. The BBC reports that his employer and the home of his father were raided as well. Jeremy Banks, Head of the IFPI?s Internet Anti-Piracy Unit, said in a reponse to the news: ?OiNK was central to the illegal distribution of pre-release music online. This was not a case of friends sharing music for pleasure. This was a worldwide network that got hold of music they did not own the rights to and posted it online.? OiNK hosted hundreds and thousands of torrents with over a million peers which makes it more popular than most public trackers. The site was known to be one of the first places where leaked music albums appeared, so anti-piracy outfits such as MediaDefender were keeping a close eye on it. In July the tracker already changed its name from OiNK.me.uk to OiNK.cd due to ?legal? issues with their domain registrar. Unfortunately it now seems that the popular private BitTorrent tracker is in bigger trouble. developing story http://torrentfreak.com/oinkcd-serve...dmin-arrested/

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Aka_Bluey Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 631	A little to the left of this topic, or could be a fun fact. Also was told of Pirate Bay's acquisition, aboard the domain ifpi.com, which formerly belonged to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=9258 When users go to the site, they are redirected to a Pirate Bay site that bears the text "International Federation of Pirate Interests". The IFPI is not happy with the move. The domain WHOIS shows that the domain is indeed officially registered to Brokep, a Pirate Bay administrator and is not a hack. [The domain] is not a hack. Someone just gave us the domain name. We have no idea how they got it, but it's ours and we're keeping it." Brokep was contacted and quoted as saying. __________________ Things that make ya go hmmmm....

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StarkReality Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: 4 8 15 16 23 42 Posts: 4,444	That's great news, let's hope this will teach people who think legal loopholes last forever a lesson.

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Aussie Rebel Blow Me U Geeks Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Maximum Security Posts: 5,108	OiNK Investigation Seeks Identities and Activities of Users Written by enigmax on October 23, 2007 OiNK, one of the world?s most popular trackers has been shutdown. Now, in the hours immediately following the closure, the site is responding but displaying an ominous message indicating an investigation into the site?s users has begun. The message currently on the OiNK page is as follows: Many of OiNK?s users have been enquiring if their details are safe on the site. The message: ?A criminal investigation continues into the identities and activities of the site?s users? will not exactly fill them with confidence. However, everyone in the BitTorrent world will be familiar with the propaganda put out by anti-piracy organizations and many will be familiar with a similar situation a few years ago when the LokiTorrent tracker was closed and seemingly none of the users were tracked down. Fear, uncertainty and doubt - it?s all part of the anti-p2p strategy but it?s hugely doubtful that 180,000 users will be pursued, it?s just not cost effective and most are scattered around the globe. According to whois.sc, the visitors to the site are split: United States 50.7%, United Kingdom 7%, Canada 6%, Sweden 3.2%, Germany 2.7% and Netherlands at just 1.9%. Although of questionable accuracy, these figures should give at least an idea of the trend on the site. Clearly the statement on the homepage is designed to scare all the ex-OiNK members back into the record shops and not let them think it?s safe to join another tracker. That strategy has been tried before (You Can Click But You Can?t Hide) and it doesn?t work. Additionally, more and more people are choosing to protect their privacy with VPN services such as VPNTunnel and Relakks, finding that a small investment is worth the peace of mind in the long run. So who are the players in this OiNK takedown? Most people know about the IFPI - The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. This organization says it represents the worldwide interests of the recording industry with the backing of nearly 1,500 record businesses in 75 countries. Its main aim is to fight piracy. The BPI - British Phonographic Industry is similar to the RIAA in the US. It?s made up of hundreds of music businesses and fronted by the ?big four? - EMI, Sony BMG, Universal and Warner. Created in 1973, its stated main aim is to combat piracy. The FIOD-ECD - Fiscal Investigation Unit of the Dutch Police is a worrying inclusion to the list of people involved in the closure of OiNK. FIOD-ECD is a Dutch government agency dedicated to chasing down people alleged to be involved in fiscal, financial and economic fraud - usually major criminals. With these people involved, getting access to records from hosts wouldn?t have proven too difficult - FIOD-ECD are not just another BREIN, they have some serious powers. People familiar with the ShareConnector and Releases4u cases in the Netherlands will remember the involvement of FIOD-ECD. The case took over 2 years to come to court and the result was a complete failure for them. The admin of ShareConnector got off completely and a couple of small fines (around $350) were handed out to the admins of Releases4U for uploading copyright material. Additionally, FIOD-ECD failed to provide enough evidence to prove ShareConnector was involved in copyright infringement nor enough to prove that either organization was criminal in nature. Many people will be keeping their fingers crossed that the progress against OiNK mirrors this. Following a 2 year investigation (or 3 month investigation, depending on the source) which involved Interpol, Police are insisting that OiNK was a pay site. Members were given the option to donate but this insistence that OiNK was some sort of criminal network where people paid to be a member is clearly untrue but it?s likely that this is the reason the real police (as opposed to the ?copyright police?) and FIOD-ECD are involved. Jeremy Banks of the IFPI said: ?This was not a case of friends sharing music for pleasure.? Yes it was Jeremy. http://torrentfreak.com/oink-investi...-users-071023/

10-25-2007, 02:30 AM	#12
quantum-x Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ICQ: 251425 Fr/Au/Ca Posts: 6,863	I'll pose my nuts. I had an oink account, and I loved it. Now, before you get all your quotes ready and flame suits out, I used it to build up my collection of 1920's - 1940s pre-war jazz and tango collections - all out of copyright. The range and selection of OiNK was amazing. If the industry could create something as expansive as OiNK, paying for what I download wouldn't be a problem at all.

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[ScreaM] Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,664	I didn't even know what OiNK.cd was.

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