herograw Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 official: http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/20071023.html other: http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1779471.0.police_swoop_to_close_down_illegal_website.php http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/7057812.stm http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-30120020071023 Well, that was just a matter of time. I'd like to note, however, that the articles are incorrect about many aspects of the site in general. I will list the inconsistencies if anyone is interested. One thing I will say is that it's funny how much the article focuses on OiNK's distribution of prerelease albums (totaling 60 this year) as though that was the main function of the site. I'm sure the hundreds of thousands of users didn't come to the site for, say, the million other music, application, ebook, or sound library torrents on the site, all of consistently high quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wipomatic Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 "This is an infringement of copyright law that in financial terms causes immeasurable lost to record companies" Awww, poor record companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devyn Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Good. If someone released a pirated copy of my album before release date, which I would make no money off of, I would want them shut down too. I don't care what else they do. That's enough for me to say "Fuck them". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Meh, no huge loss...I've never been impressed with the music offerings on oink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 "This is an infringement of copyright law that in financial terms causes immeasurable lost to record companies"Awww, poor record companies. Stealing from a douchebag is still stealing. The law protects saints and sinners alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Meh, no huge loss...I've never been impressed with the music offerings on oink. Right on cue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz the Cat Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 And yet, if I mention using Limewire, I get shit on. Seriously, screw you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citris Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 And yet, if I mention using Limewire, I get shit on.Seriously, screw you guys. moer liek LAMEwire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 And yet, if I mention using Limewire, I get shit on.Seriously, screw you guys. You mentioned it with the implication that nobody should pay for music. That's what you got shitted on for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citris Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 You mentioned it with the implication that nobody should pay for music. That's what you got shitted on for. I've always liked "shat" as the past tense of shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 And yet, if I mention using Limewire, I get shit on.Seriously, screw you guys. get over it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herograw Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Meh, no huge loss...I've never been impressed with the music offerings on oink. RoooooooFL of course not. Was it because they didn't truly have a wide selection of music? Wait, no. I even recall seeing "Antigravity" on there (no, I didn't download, thank you). Huh, maybe it had to do with poor quality? Unlikely; they pretty much had 3 to 4 different copies of each album in varying quality running the gamut from 192kbps to lossless which, if you enjoy music from ocremix, should be enough. Okay, maybe your dislike had to do with torrent speeds. Then, again, considering I could start and finish an album before iTunes loaded, that's probably not the case. Maybe you just didn't like it because it's somehow cool in this day and age to not like something that's obviously and undeniably good at what it does, regardless of where it stands morally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Rest in peace. I still believe OiNK made people buy albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternal Zero Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 RoooooooFL of course not. Was it because they didn't truly have a wide selection of music? Wait, no. I even recall seeing "Antigravity" on there (no, I didn't download, thank you). Huh, maybe it had to do with poor quality? Unlikely; they pretty much had 3 to 4 different copies of each album in varying quality running the gamut from 192kbps to lossless which, if you enjoy music from ocremix, should be enough. Okay, maybe your dislike had to do with torrent speeds. Then, again, considering I could start and finish an album before iTunes loaded, that's probably not the case. Maybe you just didn't like it because it's somehow cool in this day and age to not like something that's obviously and undeniably good at what it does, regardless of where it stands morally. Now...I'm not sure if you decided to combat his sarcasm with more sarcasm or you missed his completely... Regardless, OiNK was pretty sweet and it'll surely be missed. Definitely not the end of the world, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herograw Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Now...I'm not sure if you decided to combat his sarcasm with more sarcasm or you missed his completely...Regardless, OiNK was pretty sweet and it'll surely be missed. Definitely not the end of the world, though. nah, I just sort of used it as an excuse to voice what I liked about oink Besides, his words didn't hint at sarcasm. Perhaps one would know Bahamut was being sarcastic due to previous situations in which he said something similar, but to be truthful I'm still trying to figure out who he is and how exactly he became a mod. I've heard soooo many people say pretty much exactly what he said, being totally serious about it. Generally, these people prefer slsk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 RoooooooFL of course not. Was it because they didn't truly have a wide selection of music? Wait, no. I even recall seeing "Antigravity" on there (no, I didn't download, thank you). Huh, maybe it had to do with poor quality? Unlikely; they pretty much had 3 to 4 different copies of each album in varying quality running the gamut from 192kbps to lossless which, if you enjoy music from ocremix, should be enough. Okay, maybe your dislike had to do with torrent speeds. Then, again, considering I could start and finish an album before iTunes loaded, that's probably not the case. Maybe you just didn't like it because it's somehow cool in this day and age to not like something that's obviously and undeniably good at what it does, regardless of where it stands morally. Well, it was 2 years ago or so when I checked it out, and it kinda sucked back then - I could find everything on it back then easily elsewhere. Maybe it improved since then, I have no idea. I dislike the idea of private trackers to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Well, it was 2 years ago or so when I checked it out, and it kinda sucked back then - I could find everything on it back then easily elsewhere. Maybe it improved since then, I have no idea. I dislike the idea of private trackers to begin with. I like private trackers. Mostly because that's the only way to make sure uploaded stuff is actually seeded. when I search pirate bay all the obscure stuff has NO SEEDERS. sure if I want that crappy simpsons movie I have five sources, but I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 When you can't find what you want on torrents, DC++ is usually the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 When you can't find what you want on torrents, DC++ is usually the way to go. yeah, but I'm scared of DC++ and I see nothing bad with closed torrent communities as long as it's possible to somehow get an invite, and honestly it's not hard. anyway, this discussion is highly illegal isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 When you can't find what you want on torrents, DC++ is usually the way to go. Yeah, Direct Connect has been my filesharing method of choice for a long time, although I haven't used it much as of late. I'm somewhat out of the loop with filesharing, since I've been on a Macbook for the past year or so...although I just got a 1 TB hard drive, which I aim to fill with music in the next few months. anyway, this discussion is highly illegal isn't it? We're not linking any illegal content - not to mention not all filesharing is illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global-Trance Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I kinda like private trackers. A good way for me to get DJ promos months and months and months in advance... especially the ones in promo pools I'm not a part of. Also far less seeding problems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiowar Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 OiNK was great for obscure and out of print stuff. It was like digital crate digging. Gonna miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 YAY NOT ILLEGAL! This is developing in to an interesting topic ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anclunn Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The sadness is now that I'm hearing about oink, I'm upset that I didn't hear about it until it was shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbyssWyrm Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The sadness is now that I'm hearing about oink, I'm upset that I didn't hear about it until it was shut down. You should be thankful you weren't a member WHEN they shut it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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