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Demonoid R.I.P.

15,871 3,441 August 16, 2012 at 10:37 AM
thank u MPAA, and RIAA
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UncleJase
08-16-2012 at 10:37 AM.
08-16-2012 at 10:37 AM.
been down for awhile

Kickasstorrents isn't though
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08-16-2012 at 10:46 AM.
08-16-2012 at 10:46 AM.
Is there official news? Thought they were just under a DDoS or something.
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UncleJase
08-16-2012 at 10:49 AM.
08-16-2012 at 10:49 AM.
Quote from Frogstar :
Is there official news? Thought they were just under a DDoS or something.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/3...orrent.htm

taken down by Ukrainian Government
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08-16-2012 at 10:54 AM.
08-16-2012 at 10:54 AM.
Bigeye
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08-16-2012 at 10:55 AM.
08-16-2012 at 10:55 AM.
Quote from UncleJace :
been down for awhile

Kickasstorrents isn't though
My favorite Ok
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UncleJase
08-16-2012 at 10:57 AM.
08-16-2012 at 10:57 AM.
Quote from menace33 :
My favorite Ok
mine to, can't remember the last time I even used demonoid
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menace33
08-16-2012 at 11:04 AM.
08-16-2012 at 11:04 AM.
Quote from UncleJace :
mine to, can't remember the last time I even used demonoid
Didn't even know it existed. But believe me, knowing the current state of affairs and the amount of subterfuge needed, this site will pop up under another name in another country within a year.
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chevvy
08-16-2012 at 11:25 AM.
08-16-2012 at 11:25 AM.
I don't know how all of this works. What's the difference between downloading a torrent and downloading from a news group?
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08-16-2012 at 11:35 AM.
08-16-2012 at 11:35 AM.
Quote from chewspam :
I don't know how all of this works. What's the difference between downloading a torrent and downloading from a news group?
Torrents are P2P distribution, as you're getting the file from various computers, you're also sending it to other computers. With newsgroups you're just downloading.
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08-16-2012 at 11:40 AM.
08-16-2012 at 11:40 AM.
Quote from Frogstar :
Torrents are P2P distribution, as you're getting the file from various computers, you're also sending it to other computers. With newsgroups you're just downloading.

Is one safer than the other?
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08-16-2012 at 11:42 AM.
08-16-2012 at 11:42 AM.
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Is one safer than the other?
Newsgroups are much, much safer. That's why you don't talk about them. Nobody actually gets sued for downloading, it's the inherent re-uploading that comes along with P2P that gets people in trouble and sued.
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08-16-2012 at 11:44 AM.
08-16-2012 at 11:44 AM.
Quote from chewspam :
Is one safer than the other?
In theory, newsgroups are safer. One point of contact (newsgroup provider) rather that multiple points of contact (seeders). Plus it is harder for a copyright holder to host its own contact with a newsgroup. But you didn't hear that from me.
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08-16-2012 at 11:44 AM.
08-16-2012 at 11:44 AM.
Yawn when one thing falls there's always others that show up to fill the void
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08-16-2012 at 11:46 AM.
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Quote from Frogstar :
Torrents are P2P distribution, as you're getting the file from various computers, you're also sending it to other computers. With newsgroups you're just downloading.
Also with torrent downloading, you may be downloading (leecher) the bits of the file(s) from multiple users that are sharing the torrent (seeders) and once all of those bits of the files are put together, voila, the intended file you wanted to download. The beauty being that you can have several hundred people to leech off of and get the download quick. Newsgroups are more of a standard upload/download method but fall under the same scrutiny of virus as any other upload/download. Though these users typically keep each other safe and why it is so safe.
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