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| Mininova ends illegal torrents | |
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| The Netherlands-based file-sharing website Mininova has removed all torrents that enabled users to download copyright-protected material. | The Netherlands-based file-sharing website Mininova has removed all torrents that enabled users to download copyright-protected material. |
| The move follows a ruling in a Netherlands district court three months ago ordering the firm to remove links to illegal content. | The move follows a ruling in a Netherlands district court three months ago ordering the firm to remove links to illegal content. |
| The court said that Mininova's notice and take down policy was insufficient to keep it operating within the law. | The court said that Mininova's notice and take down policy was insufficient to keep it operating within the law. |
| The news is the latest in an ongoing campaign against file-sharing sites. | The news is the latest in an ongoing campaign against file-sharing sites. |
| Although Mininova has not totally shut down operation, it has now removed all torrents that would enable users to download copyright-protected material, opting instead to only host a limited 'featured content' service, which offers legal licensed files. | Although Mininova has not totally shut down operation, it has now removed all torrents that would enable users to download copyright-protected material, opting instead to only host a limited 'featured content' service, which offers legal licensed files. |
| Tim Kuik - director of Dutch anti-piracy group Brein, said: "We applaud the fact that Mininova now uses the BitTorrent technology for legal business. | Tim Kuik - director of Dutch anti-piracy group Brein, said: "We applaud the fact that Mininova now uses the BitTorrent technology for legal business. |
| "We are not against the technology but only against the use of that technology for illegal purposes." | "We are not against the technology but only against the use of that technology for illegal purposes." |
| In a blog post, Mininova staff said the court ruling leaves "no other option than to take our platform offline, except for the content distribution service". | In a blog post, Mininova staff said the court ruling leaves "no other option than to take our platform offline, except for the content distribution service". |
| But they added that they were still considering an appeal against the court order. | But they added that they were still considering an appeal against the court order. |
| Although Mininova ending illegal file sharing will be a small step forward for representatives of the music and film industry - who have been campaigning for years against illegal file sharing - the world's two largest sites, isoHunt and The Pirate Bay, continue to operate. | |
| Last month, a different Dutch court ordered The Pirate Bay to remove all links to the material of a group of Netherlands-based music and film makers. | Last month, a different Dutch court ordered The Pirate Bay to remove all links to the material of a group of Netherlands-based music and film makers. |
| The action, brought by Stichting Brein, was against The Pirate Bay's former spokesperson Peter Sunde, along with founders Frederik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholmmen. | The action, brought by Stichting Brein, was against The Pirate Bay's former spokesperson Peter Sunde, along with founders Frederik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholmmen. |
| However, the founders dispute the ruling saying that they sold The Pirate Bay and no longer had any control over its content. | However, the founders dispute the ruling saying that they sold The Pirate Bay and no longer had any control over its content. |
| The current owner of The Pirate Bay is a Seychelles-based company called Riversella Ltd. | The current owner of The Pirate Bay is a Seychelles-based company called Riversella Ltd. |