RIAA Rogue Site Report Reveals Major Site Blocking in 48 Hours

[shamu726]

The RIAA’s brand new “notorious sites” submission to the United States Trade Representative reveals that in two days time some of the world’s largest file-sharing sites will become blocked by Internet service providers in the UK. On October 30, meta-search engine Torrentz.eu, torrent indexes ExtraTorrent and BitSnoop, and cyberlocker search site FilesTube will all be blocked at the ISP level.

Responding to a request from the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), on Friday the MPAA submitted a new list of so-called “notorious markets.”

The MPAA’s report listed many of the usual suspects such as The Pirate Bay, KickassTorrents, ExtraTorrent and Torrentz, plus a selection of file-hosting sites such as Netload, ExtaBit and PutLocker.

A little while ago TorrentFreak obtained a copy of the RIAA’s submission and aside from doubling up on some of the same sites listed by the MPAA, it also delivers a surprise.

Torrent site blocking imminent

The RIAA says that in just 48 hours time a new wave of site blocking will take place in the UK covering not only the usual BitTorrent indexes, but also dedicated search engines in the torrent and file-hosting space.

On October 30, ExtraTorrent will be blocked by the UK’s leading ISPs, presumably following action by the major labels of the BPI. ExtraTorrent has suffered at least two anti-piracy setbacks in the last week, first when City of London Police convinced its registrar to take its domain and second when Google removed the site’s homepage from its search results.

The second indexing site to be blocked on Wednesday will be BitSnoop, which earlier this year was the eighth most-popular torrent site in the world. The RIAA says that since the site provided no way for rightsholders to make contact the decision was made to have ISPs block the site instead.

The third site to be rendered inaccessible this week will be Torrentz.eu. What is unusual about this development is that Torrentz is a so-called meta-search engine, in that it carries no torrents of its own but searches other torrent sites instead. Nevertheless, the site still complies with DMCA takedown notices, a fact acknowledged by the RIAA.

“[Torrentz] is currently hosted by Canadian providers. The site complies with take down notices by removing the torrents identified in those notices which provide access to infringing files. The site can take up to several days to remove infringing files following a request by right holders,” the RIAA explain.

In the rest of the USTR submission on torrent sites the RIAA lists many of the usual suspects, including The Pirate Bay, KickassTorrents, Torrenthound.com, Fenopy.se, Monova.org, Torrentreactor.net and Sumotorrent.sx. Many of these sites are blocked around Europe already.

As usual, two resilient trackers from Bulgaria – Arenabg and Zamunda – also get a mention.

Cyberlockers and related search engines

While there are plenty of file-hosting sites to choose from that could certainly be considered rogue (refusing to take down content etc) it’s again somewhat of a surprise that this week a copyright-compliant site will become blocked at the ISP level.

FilesTube is the most popular search engine for file-hosting sites and as such has been absolutely hammered by rightsholders looking for links to be taken down. It is by far the most targeted domain in Google’s Transparency Report with 9,242,032 URLs removed, double its closest ‘competitor’.

Interestingly the RIAA admits in its report that Filestube does respond to takedown notices. However, the industry can’t keep up so the implication is that this is FileTube’s fault.

“Industry reports links to infringing materials to the site operator, but any action by the operator is ineffective as the speed of the takedowns cannot match the speed at which new links are added,” the RIAA writes.

Along with the sites listed above, FilesTube will be blocked by the UK’s top six ISPs on Wednesday.

Other hosting sites singled out for detailed criticism by the RIAA include bannedhost.net, 4Shared.com, ZippyShare.com, Rapidgator.net, TurboBit.net and a selection of lesser known sites located in the Czech Republic. Three other sites are mentioned in passing – FreakShare.com, BitShare.com and Extabit.com.

“We greatly welcome this initiative designed to expose businesses who operate notorious markets for infringing materials, and who generally either directly profit from the sale or other distribution of infringing materials, or who profit from facilitating such theft—in many cases through the sale of advertising space,” the RIAA writes.

“Quite simply, there is no place for open and notorious theft in a civilized world, regardless of how that theft is accomplished. Addressing the conduct of these notorious markets for piracy will go a long way towards promoting the rule of law, fuelling creativity and innovation, and maintaining US economic competitiveness,” the industry group concludes.

Meanwhile, every single site listed in the notorious market reports of both the RIAA and MPAA remain 100% accessible from all of the ISPs in the United States.

Source: TorrentFreak

[mastershake]

wow this is total bs...every good cyberlocker still around is listed... im sure new ones will come after these go.. sucks though

[Ambrocious]

This is just more enslavement and domestication training. We are being taught that sharing is evil. Shut off access to stuff online, really turn on the hurt. This is an offensive move against people just wanting to watch a little bit of entertainment so we can forget how screwed up this planet is. Maybe we shouldn't be downloading stuff online, maybe we should all be marching to the RIAA headquarters and watch them as entertainment.

[jtmulc]

This is just more enslavement and domestication training. We are being taught that sharing is evil. Shut off access to stuff online, really turn on the hurt. This is an offensive move against people just wanting to watch a little bit of entertainment so we can forget how screwed up this planet is. Maybe we shouldn't be downloading stuff online, maybe we should all be marching to the RIAA headquarters and watch them as entertainment.

They would want to charge admission, then $25 for the DVD of what you just paid to see.

[Ambrocious]

This is just more enslavement and domestication training. We are being taught that sharing is evil. Shut off access to stuff online, really turn on the hurt. This is an offensive move against people just wanting to watch a little bit of entertainment so we can forget how screwed up this planet is. Maybe we shouldn't be downloading stuff online, maybe we should all be marching to the RIAA headquarters and watch them as entertainment.

They would want to charge admission, then $25 for the DVD of what you just paid to see.

Pirates don't pay for admission...and the DVD shall be bootlegged! ARR!!

[EnglishLionheart]

The Tory-led coalition British Gov't just capitulate to the whims of the MPAA and RIAA, dictating censorship to the British ISPs (who don't put up much of a fight) and their many customers. We're no better here than China or Iran!!!

[Ambrocious]

The Tory-led coalition British Gov't just capitulate to the whims of the MPAA and RIAA, dictating censorship to the British ISPs (who don't put up much of a fight) and their many customers. We're no better here than China or Iran!!!

I hear ya, this is a world wide struggle for freedom which is being eroded slowly but certianly.

[geeteam]

Another battle has been won by copyright owners in the war against online piracy, as the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has succeeded in blocking access to numerous sites accused of being linked to illegal downloads of copyrighted content.

The BPI, the trade association which represents the interests of the music business in the United Kingdom, has obtained a court order instructing internet service providers (ISPs) in the U.K. to block access to 21 such websites with immediate effect. The list includes some of the most popular torrent sites, including Monova, Torrentz and BitSnoop.

The full list of sites that must be blocked is:

Abmp3

BeeMP3

Bomb-MP3

eMP3world

FileCrop

FilesTube

MP3Juices

MP3lemon

MP3Raid

MP3skull

NewAlbumReleases

RapidLibrary

1337x

BitSnoop

ExtraTorrent

Monova

TorrentCrazy

TorrentDownloads

TorrentHound

TorrentReactor

Torrentz

As BBC News reports, ISPs have until tomorrow, October 30, to comply with the order. Two of the U.K.’s largest ISPs, Virgin Media and BT, have already confirmed that they will do so.

Earlier this year, a report indicated that piracy in the U.K. was on the rise, with a 16% increase in illegal downloads and streaming over the previous quarter.

source: neowin

[knowledge-Spammer]

[Sonar]

they aunt gonna stop - in the end we need something new instead of torrent data.

[mastershake]

man newalbum releases is awesome. this just sucks big time.

[Mr Orus]

Threads merged.

[irefay]

I am curious, why doesn't someone come up with a way to torrent (easily) while also being anonymous?

[jackieo]

we will just go back to the 70's, ill just come over with my albums and you can use cassettes,

ill bring my usb drive and drag n drop

we can mail cds thru the mails fuckit we go back to old skool

[jackieo]

I am curious, why doesn't someone come up with a way to torrent (easily) while also being anonymous?

they are coming for TOR too... its an obamination

[Ambrocious]

Well it's clear isn't it? They don't want us to have privacy at all. They want to control everything and spy on you and you should love it. They will shut down multiple ways of sharing first, then it will be websites that have "conspiracy theories". Then they will start to take out anyone who attempts to expose thier total takeover plan. We are dealing with hard core tyranny.

This is but one of the final moves that will be to come. The End Game has already started.

Edited October 30, 2013 by Ambrocious

[dMog]

big difference from sharing to stealing ...also depends on your definition of what exactly both of the definitions are...and that part of the topic can be debated forever......in any case, try as they might, they won't be able to shut down or stop either tho

[jackieo]

Well it's clear isn't it? They don't want us to have privacy at all. They want to control everything and spy on you and you should love it. They will shut down multiple ways of sharing first, then it will be websites that have "conspiracy theories". Then they will start to take out anyone who attempts to expose thier total takeover plan. We are dealing with hard core tyranny.

This is but one of the final moves that will be to come. The End Game has already started.

watch these - THEY GAVE US THE TOOLS TO DO ALL THIS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWV_LeHjSS0&feature=c4-overview&list=LLWCKfQSuRD8nzsulzqy0Qew

and this video from TotalBiscuit posted 1 year ago 3,691,388 views

Edited October 30, 2013 by jackieo

[jackieo]

I guess they come for our computers next so that all we have are stupid streaming devices like ipods and ipads that cant share anything?

they just want us to be mice that only eat THEIR CHEESE....screw that!

Edited October 30, 2013 by jackieo

[Bob1st]

I am curious, why doesn't someone come up with a way to torrent (easily) while also being anonymous?

Someone did and here it is https://www.sharefest.me/ it allows you to use your web browser like you would utorrent. They don't even need to know your IP address..

Here's a torrentfreak article about it https://torrentfreak.com/the-easiest-way-in-the-world-to-share-files-p2p-and-how-it-works-130706/

Edited October 30, 2013 by Bob1st

[spicey]

Internet would be a very lonely world without piracy.