Ode to the Thief: Mininova.org doesn’t quit, but goes legit

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Torrent host mininova.org, one of the last bastions of "the piracy without porn" genre of public torrent trackers, (the kind that you could recommend to your family and friends) has now pulled its shutter towards anything that might upset the copyright cops.

All illegal torrents are now out. A search for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen shows up only one measly item, that of a podcast starring two people talking, with one seeder and two leechers. Free culture activists may m...

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[RChandan]

Usenet people, usenet. That's the one networking element that nobody can screw with. And it's the deepest rabbit hole I've ever traversed.

[techteen]

there is still *** ****** Bay

[Ramakrishnan]

Days of torrents are going to be just a dream soon. Deemonoid is closed, now mininova, earlier it was piratebay.

[x3060]

bay is still open for anyone who needs it.