I was wondering when they’d get to NNTP/Usenet. I don’t think its going to be as easy to take this one down. What do you all think?
"Major record labels - Arista, Atlantic, BMG, Capitol, Caroline, Elektra, Interscope, LaFace, Maverick, Sony BMG, UMG, Virgin, Warner Bros. and Zomba have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Usenet.com.
According to Billboard, the complaint filed in the District Court in New York states that Usenet.com provides access to millions of copyright infringing files and, with a nod towards the Grokster Decision, apparently “touts its service as a haven for those seeking pirated content.” "
By Dan Goodin → More by this author
Published Tuesday 16th October 2007 00:03 GMT
For years, the folks at The Pirate Bay have stuck in the craw of officials at The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The lobby group for the record industry has grown fond of b*****ng the leading BitTorrent site as an international hub for illegal file sharing. Now the international anti-piracy organization can add “domain name raider” to its litany. IFPI.com, a domain that once belonged to the IFPI, is now the property of a well-known staff member of The Pirate Bay, according to whois searches. (Ownership of IFPI.org, the main domain for the international anti-piracy organization, hasn’t changed.)
IFPI.com now features a bare-bones site for an organization dubbed the International Federation of Pirates Interests. It’s unclear exactly how The Pirate Bay got a hold of the domain of its nemesis. We’re guessing someone at the organization forgot to renew it.
“It’s not a hack,” Peter Kopimi, the Pirate Bay staff member told TorrentFreak. “Someone just gave us the domain name. We have no idea how they got it, but it’s ours and we’re keeping it.” ®
teggy, newsdemon is just a client that connects to the usnet network. Just like MIRC connects connects to the IRC network. Just like and MSN Live network software connects to the MSN IM network.
