Forced Exodus of BitTorrent Sites Is Imminent

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Last week we reported that LeaseWeb forced SumoTorrent to move to another ISP due to pressure from BREIN. In that article we published a list of other potential BRIEN targets hosted by LeaseWeb (we left out dozens of other sites) including mybittorrent.com, btmon.com, btjunkie.org, seedpeer.com, what.cd and waffles.fm.

Over the past few days several admins of the sites in this list confirmed to TorrentFreak that they indeed got a letter from LeaseWeb in which they were asked to move their websites before the end of the month. At this point it is not sure whether the dozens of other, mostly smaller private BitTorrent communities, received a similar letter. A questionable request since BitTorrent sites are not considered to be illegal according to Dutch law.

However, it seems that LeaseWeb has succumbed to BREIN’s pressure as it orders its clients to take all BitTorrent related material from their servers before December 1st. LeaseWeb takes this proactive measure to protect their clients they say, but it’s not needed since the court order that BREIN has applies ONLY to everlasting.nl and not to all other BitTorrent sites

One of the biggest mistakes they made in the process is to hand over the personal details of the SumoTorrent administrator. Somehow LeaseWeb was under the impression that they had to give this information to BREIN, thereby violating the privacy of one of their clients. This mistake also contradicts a statement LeaseWeb gave earlier this week to ISPam.nl, where they said that they are not allowed to give customer information to a third party without a funded request.

One of the big questions right now is where on earth all the BitTorrent sites will go now that LeaseWeb is a no-go. There are still some other options in The Netherlands and countries like Canada and Sweden, but they are slowly running out of alternatives.

LeaseWeb announced that it will appeal the decision in the everlasting.nl case, “LeaseWeb has filed an appeal and will keep fighting for its client’s privacy and right of freedom of expression up to the highest court.” We wish them well.

Forced Exodus of BitTorrent Sites Is Imminent | TorrentFreak

[Indefinite]

One of the big questions right now is where on earth all the BitTorrent sites will go now that LeaseWeb is a no-go. There are still some other options in The Netherlands and countries like Canada and Sweden, but they are slowly running out of alternatives.

Asia and Africa are both good choices.
Not high on quality, but seem safe.

[han_han]

This **** needs to stop.

[Sinz]

This **** needs to stop.

[Indefinite]

This **** needs to stop.

It won't unless somebody can take down the MPAA and RIAA.
Once that's done, the rest of the "industry" will fall apart.

[NickF]

Amen to that Indefinite.

[howardmeis]

If we could all band together, those places would crumble.

[Indefinite]

Honestly, they should reap what they're seeding: terror.
Some wicked guys with rocket launchers jumping on RIAA would do the trick.

[ScAreCroW]

For sure. Let's get'em. Who's up for it? Because I know I'm in, ATTACK!

[Super]

We should just nuke the general RIAA location and hope that everyone who supports it is taken out.

[ScAreCroW]

Fire Sale anyone?

But seriously, if it starts going like this in Canada, I'm ****ed

[K? Pŕo?ćtiόnŹ]

They need to stop cracking down on the illegal distribution of stuff?

[BloodyBlade]

Well, if we can't sue em then I suppose physical destruction of the MPAA/RIAA would work?

Haha, murder and bombing.

[Lord_Nicon]

hey while were on the subject of terror lets see how maby govornment flags i can piss off right here :

president, bomb, plane, hijack, nuke, atomic, nuclear, dirty bomb, washington, hacker, terrorist, suicide, fly, building, submarine, CIA, CIS, IRS, KGB, mafia, mob, phreak, phreaking, blotto box(this one is cool!), modem, serial, firewall,detonation,fire,anarchy,anarchist,cookboo k,alchemy,alchemists, murder,WMD,casualties,massive,train,crash,burn,pla stique,bleachbomb...

ok i think thats enuff. the blotto box has a cool freaking story to it, along with the "bad @$$ $hit" one too, just look up the cookbook on google. really fun read =D

PS DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT TRYING ANY OF IT ULL JUST GET URSELF KILLED AND I DUN NEED THAT ON MY CONCIENCE!!! i say this because i narrowly escaped a rather large bleach into plastique explosion.

[JeweyK]

A firesale sounds like a good idea.