LokiTorrent Shut Down 1332
wan-fu writes "LokiTorrent, a popular torrent site, has officially been shut down. After asking for donations from users for the past couple of months to fight the MPAA's lawsuit. LokiTorrent succumbed today and the MPAA took over the website with a stern warning, stating, "You can click, but you can't hide." A variety of outlets are carrying the story."
What I want to know... (Score:5, Funny)
Scary Message (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What I want to know... (Score:2, Funny)
Oh that explains.. (Score:5, Funny)
Trite but trite (Score:5, Funny)
This is a wonderful illustration of the creative genius of the entertainment industry. I have a few more suggestions along the same lines.
"Guys don't make passes at girls who click torrents."
"You can lead a horse to water, but you better not click that torrent!"
"Click on a torrent, break your mama's back."
"What would Jesus Do? Not click on torrents, you betcha!"
"I wouldn't click on a torrent if it were the last torrent on earth."
Perfect Opportunity (Score:3, Funny)
"The more you tighten you grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."
Re:What I want to know... (Score:3, Funny)
There's all kinds of potential for funny copyright infringement there.
How long does SBC keep server logs? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:legal wheel keeps on turning (Score:1, Funny)
You seem to have added a spurious v and swapped the r and i around in one of the words there.
jc
what a lame message.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This is why you need to "network" (Score:5, Funny)
My name is Julian Gilby Mulahmulah, son of the late King Abwar Mulahmulah III of Ivory Coast.
As it happens, my country's underground torrent has been taken over by evil Movie Picture Association Rebels and have taken hostage my father, the former king, and other members of the royal palace. Praise be to Allah, before the takeover I was able to smuggle out the kings royal coffers, totalling in the amount $10,000,000 (ten million United States Dollars).
Sadly and with a broken heart, I cannot deposit this money in a local bank account, as every move made in the country is done under the watchful scrutiny of the MPAA rebels. I humbly and most abashadly ask that you help me in this matter. If you could provide me with the name and universal resource indicator of your underground torrent, I will gladly offer you 5% of the royal king's coffers in exchange for your assistance in this most urgent matter.
I most humbly and anxiously await your speedy reply.
Kindly,
Julian Gilby Mulahmulah
Re:Oh that explains.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Illegal is Illegal (Score:1, Funny)
Stop piracy. You are making filmmakers homeless and keeping their kids out of Harvard.
Re:The MPAA have access to the Logs (Score:3, Funny)
Totally! When Michael when through Fredo's server logs and found out that he was hosting torrents against the family's wishes, I knew that eventually Michael would have to whack his own brother.
stifles creativity (Score:2, Funny)
Christ! "stifles creativity"? I didn't realize people have been downloading movies since the 50's. I mean how many rehashes of the same plot lines are there? not to mention remakes.
Link (Score:3, Funny)
Bittorrent link please?
Re:Whew... (Score:4, Funny)
So...80% of the movies you watch are porn?
Did YOU visit the page? (Score:3, Funny)
$you = $_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST'];
$now = date('r');
mail("legal@mpaa.org","Got another one","$you - $now");
`echo $you - $now >> shitlist.txt`;
include("scarymessage.inc");
?>
Torrents stiffle creativity? (Score:2, Funny)
Stifles creativity? (Score:5, Funny)
"The illegal downloading of motion pictures robs thousands of honest, hard-working people of their livelihood, and stifles creativity."
Oh boy. I can't wait 'til the MPAA go after the patent offices!
Re:FUCK MPAA! I live in russia! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Minor correction to the story: (Score:5, Funny)
I'm a torrent bootlegger.
I download
Re:Trite but trite (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wow - that was fast! (Score:5, Funny)
I was in the theater with my friend when we first saw this commercial. During the silence immediately after the commercial my friend burst out "Cool! I should download that when I get home." Everyone started laughing.
Re:Trite but trite (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Wow - that was fast! (Score:3, Funny)
Call us when you get sued for refilming Lord of the Rings in your back yard with your friends.
Re:Wow - that was fast! (Score:3, Funny)
You are advocating a very scary society where refusing to be a consumer is a crime. You can offer your service, and I can turn it down because my friends watched you work before and now they can provide the same service to me for free. Get off your butt and keep inventing something new or develop enough talent so that people want to see you in person rather than just copy what you do. People in non-technical areas like farming, cooking and car service are doing just fine and got over your problems long time ago.
Next they will pass a law that forces you to watch, click and buy from ads. How dare you circumvent the exchange between yourself and the website?
Re:You're wrong. (Score:3, Funny)
I can recall always wearing my cargo pants and stuffing food in my girlfriend's purse before a movie.
Contraband rules!
Re:do mac addresses pass through a nat? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Wow - that was fast! (Score:3, Funny)