Looking for updated information for when the next big movie is going to hit BitTorrent? A brand-new blog has been launched that tracks the upcoming release dates for DVD R1’s (Region Code 1 - North America - DVDRiP/DVDR) and R5’s (Region Code 5 - Russia - with English ‘line’ audio). Not only that, but TV shows and games (PC & Console) are also listed.
Metallica has long been recognized as the poster band against P2P filesharing. Not many will argue that it was in their decision to sue Napster some 8+ years ago is what brought it all to a crashing halt. (It would have happened anyways, due to the centralized architecture of the Napster network). But what remains clear is that Lars Ulrich and company have actively pressed on to keep their music out of P2P, albeit in a futile - almost comical - effort. Enter the new album: Death Magnetic.
RLSLOG.net, the popular blog for new scene releases, is facing even further troubles today as a group of seven staffers tendered their resignation publicly on a blog posting. As expected, it was quickly removed as though it didn’t exist. This puts yet another nail in the coffin for RLSLOG, as nearly all of the best editors / contributors have now left the site in search of greener pastures. Here’s where it was for just a matter of hours:
http://www.rlslog.net/time-to-say-goodbye-rlslogstaff/
Here it is in full (by ReeGed):
A new adult tracker aptly named ‘Fux0r’ is only the fifth BitTorrent tracker to utilize the shiny new Gazelle codebase. Aside from What.cd, the other three include nTorrents, Vortex Network and SaveTheCoratee. Look to sign up to Fux0r at http://gazelle.fux0r.eu.
Project Gazelle, the revolutionary tracker codebase from the creative minds behind What.cd, is still at least two weeks away from an official first release candidate, yet it’s already available to aspiring BitTorrent communities through What.cd:
Once revered to be an affordable safe-haven for torrenting, OVH is beginning to crack down on anyone caught using P2P/BitTorrent on their servers. This also includes the thousands of renters who are using the cheap Kimsufi package as a makeshift seedbox - indeed, this is sad news for seedbox owners and resellers alike. OVH - longtime regarded as a seedbox provider that "turns a blind eye" to illegal activities, is now complying with copyright-infringement letters that are being forwarded to them in regards to torrents being found on their servers.
The most memorable OVH shutdown has been Vortex Network, which was hosted there. Fortunately for them they were given a 48-hour grace period, instead of having the rug pulled out from under them unbeknownst and without warning, as was the case for all those trackers hosted in Malaysia. However, we can’t help but feel somewhat personally responsible for OVH’s decision, since the original OVH complaint had our FileShareFreak article included as proof that it is, "indeed a warez site":
Rachel Faith, the sysop/admin of Vortex Network, has resigned today after strong allegations in connection with a Pay2Leech scandal and a global "BitTorrent Domination" mindset. Vortex staffers have been jumping ship even before her tended resignation / impeachment, and even What.cd - who supplied the Project Gazelle codebase and worked closely throughout the developmental stages - has now officially disassociated themselves from any connection to Vortex.
Meanwhile, a brand-new Mac tracker comprised of ex-Vortex staff is using the Gazelle codebase (with What.cd endorsement), making it only the fourth tracker to use What.cd’s much-applauded Gazelle. Introducing SaveTheCoratee.org.
Last weekend, www.TTi.nu - the popular Swedish/English private tracker, became the latest BitTorrent site to fall prey to hackers. But what makes this particular situation a little different is that the hackers didn’t shut down the site (or even the tracker), or attempt to cause any other disturbances. Eerily, and uncharacteristically of most hackers, they wanted to slip in and out completely unnoticed - not wreak havoc as expected. They had a specific target; a clear agenda. The hackers wanted the entire site database of all users’ information - and they were successful.
After servicing me faithfully for almost three years and through thousands of disks, my DivX-certified Toshiba SD-7980 DVD player finally (and thankfully) kicked the bucket. She had been extremely temperamental as of late - DVDs that used to play fine would no longer; movies that had perfect playback on my PC could not be trusted to do the same. The media itself also became an issue - if there was a smudge or small scratch, presto - the disk was pooched. The Toshiba became an embarrassment to my techie prowess. It was long overdue to snatch up a new DVD unit.
But not so fast - I wanted something capable of HD playback, as well as Blu-Ray compatibility. I also needed something capable of playing my 700-disk strong DVD movie collection (consisting mostly of XviD/DivX *.avi files - 6 movies per disk). Certainly, there are now a handful of Blu-Ray players that are DivX-certified and could possibly handle the job quite nicely. However, I don’t even own any retail Blu-Ray disks, nor have I been to a video store in years. I came to the realization that I don’t need a Blu-Ray player - my entire collection entails stuff I’ve downloaded from the ‘Net. What I need is something that will seamlessly playback media files from my PC to my Sony 32" HDTV.
After some careful consideration, I decided to opt for a unit that would stream any type of movie file straight to my television, without the headaches involved with HD demux/remuxing, converting, and DVD media disks. But the real deciding factor is all those HD & x264 Blu-Ray rips that are popping up all over BitTorrent sites, perhaps a precursor to the eventual phase-out of DivX/XviD. For less than half the price of a DivX-compatible Blu-Ray player, I opted for the HDX-900 Networked Media Tank Player for $219 USD. I was not let down.
TheTorrentswing is a new site dedicated to helping people who are new to torrents. Their motto is - Your Push into the Torrent World. It is more of an "ask-for and give-advice" community, rather than a tracker invite forum. It’s set up so that people new to BitTorrent can ask questions without feeling embarrassed or receiving sarcastic remarks like they would at some other places. No one will judge them by their questions. On top of that, if you can’t get a answer in the forums, we have the usergroups and profiles set up so that it shows what each user is experienced in. Here is a hypothetical scenario:
Today, What.cd took another stride towards God-like status by becoming the first music tracker since OiNK to reach the 200,000 torrent mark. Not to be outshined, Waffles.fm is not far behind with 165,555. Combine the two together, and they’re serving up more torrents than OiNK.cd ever did. I guess good things can come out of bad, after all. RIP OiNK.
If you didn’t already know, 3 months ago ImageShack launched a new "seedbox" service (and we use the term ’seedbox’ very loosely - Leechbox would be a more apt description). Our initial thoughts were, "Wow, this may be a great stepping stone to get new users into the world of seedboxes". After some trial runs and a closer inspection, we regrettably conclude that this service will: 1. Make current seedbox users laugh hysterically at the inferiority (assuming you’ve gotten over the fact that your private tracker ratios are now worsened); and, 2. Make first-time seedbox users erroneously think that all seedboxes operate in this manner, causing them to head for the hills at the thought of obtaining a real seedbox.
I recently stumbled across a cool site at http://freshexams.com that offers College and University exams & essays for download. While not necessarily fitting the bill as a "fileshare" story, it’s definitely something that students should take a look at. There’s an assortment of stuff in both *.PDF and *.DOC format - exams, essays & papers for Electrical Engineering, Anthropology and a bunch of other stuff I know nothing about!
If you live in Canada, or download from private BitTorrent trackers that are hosted in Canada (which is many) then this is something you need to read. I felt that this needed as much exposure as it could possibly get.
On Wednesday, Industry Minister Jim Prentice introduced a bill that BoingBoing’s Cory Doctorow described as making it "flatly illegal to break any kind of digital lock, or to violate terms in one of those absurd end-user license agreements that make you promise to agree to let the record industry kick your teeth in and drink all your beer, just for the dubious privilege of paying for a song at iTunes or watching a video on Viacom’s website."
With the huge influx and availability of torrent ‘templates’, new BitTorrent sites are opening shop all the time. Their ease-of-use now makes it possible for virtually anyone to create a torrent website in as little as 30 minutes. Thus, rarely does a new tracker join the BT scene that really stands out - although we think we’ve found the next big thing. TehConnection will be that tracker that everyone wants into.
What the private BitTorrent scene is missing is a good, large-scale tracker that focuses solely on movies, specifically HD releases. If you can see into our crystal ball, TehConnection will fill that niche market as a dedicated movie tracker of monumental scale.
UPDATE: July 13/08 They now have almost 11,000 users (out of a 15,000 limit) with 1,750 torrents.
Billed as the next “Oink for Movies”, TehConnection is striving to become a colossal tracker in the style of OiNK. Here’s a quote from the TC admin team:
For the second time in four months, Underground-Gamer.com has fallen to hackers. It’s been almost four days since the popular gaming site had been hacked, and there’s still no sign of life at the site. No motives have yet to be established, and the torrent tracker immediately went offline, leaving everyone stranded.
The hackers even infiltrated and commandeered their IRC channel, according to members who were chatting at the time. They’ve since restored the channel, and the new IRC message reads, “Site was hacked and is being restored - be patient-like. Asking “what happen to site? = “plz kick me!”. Yes, we have backups! There are no services, don’t ask, and if you want an invite, you’re SOL”. Killergorilla, a member at UG who was on IRC at the time of the hack, stated: “It’s been hacked. I was on the IRC server earlier and the hackers were on there. Interesting chaps.”
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