Andre Yoskowitz
6 Oct 2007 12:57
According to Alexa stats, the MPAA seems to have a victory in regards to halting piracy caused by the once popular torrent site TorrentSpy. The figures show that since a federal judge ordered the site to log all user data and consequently ban access to US users, their traffic has fallen dramatically.
TorrentSpy founder Justin had this to say when they decided to censor US users, "Whatever future awaits, the innovations of peer-to-peer technology and the jobs and opportunities it creates will take place outside of the USA."
Other torrent sites have seen increased growth however since TorrentSpy's decision, with sites such as Mininova and ThePirateBay seeing substantial growth.
You can view a chart of the decline in traffic here courtesy of TF.
It remains to be seen whether Demonoid and Isohunt will see the same results after placing bans or having bans placed on them by anti-piracy groups like the MPAA or CRIA.
Source:
TF
