Is BitTorrent Done? Major Torrent Sites Consider Shutting Down
News of raids, arrests, seizures, extraditions and jail time in the file-sharing world hasn’t gone unnoticed by the operators of major BitTorrent sites. Yesterday, the owners of BTjunkie decided to close their site because the stress became too much, and there are others who consider doing the same. While there are still plenty site owners who are determined to continue, doubt and uncertainty are more present than ever before.
» via TorrentFreak
For the legal side of the torrent-sharing community—like rare live music, out-of-print or copyright-expired material—it’s sad to lose some of these sites’ seeded collections. The actual pirated content is going to find another obfuscated home. However I understand the challenges of monitoring community content to keep inventory mostly legit—voluntary or involuntary shut-downs were only a matter of time.
