In the wake of ThePirateBay trial and subsequent aftermath related to the risks of hosting a BitTorrent tracker in Sweden (or, even being a denizen and hosting it elsewhere), most major Nordic private trackers have now all but complied with AntiPiratByran. However, two such trackers are having the last laugh - SweDVDR and SoftMP3 have willfully made their tracker source code available for anyone who wishes to set up their own tracker. Just don’t do it in Sweden.

Ironically, the source code for both trackers is publicly available on BitTorrent.

SoftMP3 posted this message:

Softmp3 is closed and will not be opened up again.

 

I’ve decided to share the sourcecode as a contribution to the torrent community, so feel free to do whatever you may feel like with it.

SoftMP3 Tracker Source (torrent):

• http://mintorrent.se/EOA1vz/SOFTMP3_rar

SweDVDR Tracker Source (torrent):

• http://mintorrent.se/t5ibSa/swedvdr_source_rar

SweDVDR Screenshots:

 

Frontpage - Latest	Browse Torrents	Forums
User Classes	Betting	Bonus System

 

SoftMP3 Screenshots:

 

Frontpage - Latest	Browse Torrents	Archives
Forums	User Classes	Rules

1. guest Says:

   Shit, that what I am talking about. Awesome. Thank you Sharky, ones again. Very nice article.

2. rasmus Says:

   I suppose this mean that swedvdr won´t open up again either… Too bad..

3. HackedServer Says:

   It would have been nice if they, and all trackers, did this a long time ago.

   Its unfortunate that they have to shut down, buts its great of them to release the code.

4. ght4gse Says:

   Look how easy it’s becoming for new trackers to pop up just after other ones go down.

   We can almost literally copy and paste a tracker now.

   Sorry MAFIAA, you’re losing.

5. Trackback :: Private Trackers Make ‘Source Code’ Available on P2P Networks

   […] The Nordic countries which have been at the head of the internet file sharing game right from the start are gradually becoming the countries with the most strict laws concerning online file sharing - the Pirate Bay trial and other similar ones are quite evocative in this respect. As a consequence most major Nordic private trackers “have now all but complied with AntiPiratByran,” reports FileShareFreak. […]

6. ejonesss Says:

   the images no longer work.

   @ whoever posted them.

   photobucket probably does not like hotlinking.

   next time try using your isp or a photo service that allows hotlinking

7. Trackback :: Private Trackers Make ‘Source Code’ Available on P2P Networks - P2P Talk?

   […] by Reese on Jun.03, 2009, under P2P News The Nordic countries which have been at the head of the internet file sharing game right from the start are gradually becoming the countries with the most strict laws concerning online file sharing - the Pirate Bay trial and other similar ones are quite evocative in this respect. As a consequence most major Nordic private trackers “have now all but complied with AntiPiratByran,” reports FileShareFreak. […]

8. from sweden Says:

   well if u already know that this new law forbids us to use that here in sweden where i live,but the swedish staten(goverment) can kiss my ass they whont stop me from download stuff whit and torrent client,they can lick there asses and f**king put down that stupid law XO

9. from sweden Says:

   bucus there is an IP-hider on torproject where u can download this program so u can hide ur IP whie u are online ,but also its free to download to

10. NoOne Says:

    Here are the magnet links for other networks (ed2k, Gnutella) for these files, in case the torrents would fade:
    magnet:?xt=urn:sha1:ZKF5FW7MKOSJ3D3LP7Z5NENHYOVG6HCI&xt=urn:tree:tiger:ODU3T2WZ6EMUJQ4FU265PBIQPJXVA3KIV7QDBKY&xt=urn:ed2k:8c37a5da23884873c10298ccec9a7516&xl=7140703&dn=swedvdr_source.rar

    magnet:?xt=urn:sha1:A4VYYECZ2SQBUQWE465GVOPBOTAJFFXR&xt=urn:tree:tiger:7XAX5FO4W4T55GYTRM36HWUVSUOUILKIU4EL4AQ&xt=urn:ed2k:7c186171769cf7df67a1d98a170468c9&xl=1873624&dn=SOFTMP3.rar

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