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25 May 08
Mininova, The World’s Largest Torrent Site, Facing A Lawsuit
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And yet, the Dutch-based site has eluded legal action until now. Partly, it is because of their takedown policy; if a copyright owner asks them to remove a torrent from their database, they will comply.
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This is not enough, according to BREIN, because over 90% of files tracked on Mininova are illegal; Mininova should start filtering their search results, or they’ll face legal action. Sound familiar? Yup, it’s pretty much the same thing media giants have been asking YouTube to do. So, although many associate Mininova with warez and illegal files, this is essentially the same issue; and if Mininova loses this one, it’ll be bad news for YouTube and others, too.
05 May 08
Mininova Heads Towards 5 Billion Downloads
The Pirate Bay may get all the headlines, but BitTorrent directory Mininova continues to grow. Stats from the site above (some are public, some via a non-published link) show the site is quickly racing towards 5 billion downloads after having only passed 4 billion February 18.
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