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IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios

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Re: IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios

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Post by theperson »

suby wrote: post #19
derefr wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Torrents are tiny files ThePirateBay, for one, no longer even stores torrents--only magnet links. I wonder what kind of profit margin their ads pull in...

Who would want to advertise on TPB, though? I have to wonder how much those ads could possibly go for considering it's a website focused on giving you something for free which you would ordinarily have to pay for. I am aware that there are legitimate files on TPB, but most people visit for pirated content.

"Download accelerators" like installerex.com or "anonymous vpn" (they advertise getprivate.net at the moment) which installs adware. Also, Samsung advertises on TPB ( https://torrentfreak.com/samsung-exposed-as-top-advertiser-o... ). Adware can generate high revenue even on websites like TPB since the adware wont appear on TPB but replace a legitimate sites ad banner. The industry has gotten a little harder mind you, since adsense recently stopped adware software from using adsense's "custom search" ad.

Re: IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios

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Post by esw »

_delirium wrote: post #12
esw wrote: post #3

What's stunning to me is the $110 million dollar judgment. Did the site really make that much money, or is this a decision designed to condemn the founder to a lifetime of poverty?

The MPAA estimates [1] that the company has $2-4 million in assets, but seems to be asking for the higher number just to send some kind of a message. If I'm reading correctly, it would be isoHunt, not the founder, responsible for the judgment, so they would just declare bankruptcy, and the MPAA would get whatever assets are left in liquidation. The founder wouldn't be responsible for paying the remainder. [1] http://…

>The founder wouldn't be responsible for paying the remainder.

I wasn't sure because the article indicates the judgment was against both isoHunt and the founder (Gary Fung).

Re: IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios

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Post by theperson »

benologist wrote: post #20
suby wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who would want to advertise on TPB, though? I have to wonder how much those ads could possibly go for considering it's a website focused on giving you something for free which you would ordinarily have to pay for. I am aware that there are legitimate files on TPB, but most people visit for pirated content.

They have no shortage of scummy advertisements and lucrative affiliate shitware. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6193624

> because that's the image their PR machine has very carefully cultivated

That's perfectly written. TPB once stood for freedom of the internet, even I don't deny that. However, when the original founders gave the website to an offshore company it became a website purely for profit but continued using the "freedom" excuse to create some kind of moral high ground.

Re: IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios

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Post by theperson »

mcantelon wrote: post #26
aroch wrote: post #2

IsoHunt has been largely irrelevant in the US for the last several years since they started filtering US IPs[1] and even before then was a pretty poor selection of torrents with many displaying completely incorrect swarm data. While I'm not personally bothered by this (from the point of view of someone who used IsoHunt) I do find this settlement quite annoying and Dodd to be completely abysmal as a person. __________…

What are better sites for torrent search? I've actually had good luck with ISOhunt.

For torrent searching alone, torrentz.eu or bitsnoop. For a community, kickasstorrents.

Re: IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios

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Post by Tichy »

MrZongle2 wrote: post #23
Tichy wrote: post #17

What is everybody using for piracy these days?

I was hoping to go with a parrot and a speedboat off of the Horn of Africa, but with the economy as it is I've had to settle with a parakeet and a dinghy in the local catchwater.

Sounds like a lot of effort just to watch some crappy movies.

Re: IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios

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Post by saraid216 »

MrZongle2 wrote: post #23
Tichy wrote: post #17

What is everybody using for piracy these days?

I was hoping to go with a parrot and a speedboat off of the Horn of Africa, but with the economy as it is I've had to settle with a parakeet and a dinghy in the local catchwater.

I hear they made a movie of that. Captain Phillips, I believe it's called?

Re: IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios

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Post by DrJokepu »

lallysingh wrote: post #5
znowi wrote: post #4

MPAA doesn't get it. Costly lobbying and crushing lawsuits is not how you defeat piracy. This is how you do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ukYf_xvgc

Then perhaps they're not really trying to defeat piracy? If they're trying to justify the position of middle-men (say, recording studios in music), then the lawsuits show them adding value. Even when distribution is no longer difficult, thanks to the internet.

I don't think "middle man" is an accurate way to describe record labels. Record labels are mostly about financing recording (just like a bank finances your mortgage), driving the A&R process (this is crucial for pop music) and managing distribution. Publishers are, however, the real middle men with very real profits…

Re: IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios

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Post by MrZongle2 »

saraid216 wrote: post #36
MrZongle2 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was hoping to go with a parrot and a speedboat off of the Horn of Africa, but with the economy as it is I've had to settle with a parakeet and a dinghy in the local catchwater.

I hear they made a movie of that. Captain Phillips, I believe it's called?

I'm not sure. The TV had to be scrapped in favor of an AM radio with one dial missing.
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