Andre Yoskowitz
28 Nov 2007 23:20
Iceland's largest torrent site, torrent.is has been shut down due to a coalition effort by a few European anti-piracy organizations. The organizations, however, were denied their request to seize all computer hardware associated with the site.
The tracker has received an injunction that has effectively shut down the popular site. As of last week, the site had 27,000 active users, making it without a doubt the most famous and popular private tracker in Iceland. The tracker only allowed Icelandic IPs to connect in an effort to ensure fast connectivity among its users.
Svavar Kjarrval, the lead admin of the site says he is going to fight the injunction. “I’m going to fight this as far as I possibly can. The general public seems to be on our side.”
As a result of the takedown, the head of the Icelandic equivalent of the MPAA, the SMAIS has received numerous death threats and hate mail.
Source:
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