MininovaMininova Traffic, Downloads Fall Sharply After Torrent PurgeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 7, 2009 - 11:29am.
Los Angeles - A week after leading torrent site Mininova
deleted over one million torrent files in reaction to a Dutch court order,
traffic to the site is down a whopping 66%, while the number of daily searches
and completed downloads has plummeted even further, TorrentFreak reported. Traffic
to Mininova.org fell from over 5 million users the day before it removed the
bulk of its torrents, to 1.8 million a week later. The number of searches being
performed on the service fell from 10 million to 3 million, and the number of
downloads dropped from over 10 million a day to just over 371,000.
Mininova Removes All Unauthorized BitTorrent LinksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 30, 2009 - 12:51pm.
Utrecht, the Netherlands -
Mininova, a BitTorrent file-sharing hub that has counted over 30 million
monthly unique visitors, has opted to remove nearly all of its torrents,
according to a post on the company's blog. The site was sued by Dutch
anti-piracy agency BREIN earlier this year, but to this point had maintained
that its service complied with applicable laws -- as it did not itself host any
infringing content, and complied with requests from copyright holders to remove
torrent links.
Dutch Court Orders Mininova to Remove Infringing LinksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 26, 2009 - 8:56am.
Utrecht, The Netherlands - A Dutch court has ordered
BitTorrent tracker site Mininova to remove all links to copyrighted materials
within three months, or else face fines of up to $7.1 million, TorrentFreak
reported. The site was sued earlier this year by Dutch anti-piracy agency
BREIN, which asked the court to compel Mininova to install a copyright filter.
Mininova, Dutch Anti-Piracy Firm BREIN Face Off in CourtAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2009 - 12:03pm.
Utrecht, the Netherlands -
Mininova, a BitTorrent file-sharing hub that counts over 30 million monthly
unique visitors, faced off in court today against Dutch anti-piracy
organization BREIN, which accuses the site of copyright infringement,
TorrentFreak reported.
File-Sharing Hub Mininova Begins Filtering Copyrighted MediaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2009 - 11:48am.
Los Angeles
- With a court date looming, Mininova, which is considered the largest
BitTorrent tracker site on the Internet, has begun to implement technology
recommended by content owners to filter copyrighted content, TorrentFreak
reported.
BitTorrent Hub Mininova Earned $1.3 Million in 2007Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2009 - 12:41pm.
Utrecht, the Netherlands -
Mininova, a BitTorrent file-sharing search engine that claims 17 million daily
page views, earned nearly $1.3 million in 2007, Ars Technica reported, citing a
filing with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce. The company told Ars that
revenue -- which did not include expenses or taxes -- came largely from ads,
but also comprised revenue from its Snotr video service, and various partnerships.
Mininova Faces Lawsuit From Dutch Anti-Piracy AgencyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 19, 2008 - 11:53am.
Los Angeles - Mininova, currently the most popular BitTorrent site with over 30 million unique monthly visitors, is soon to be the target of a lawsuit at the hands of Dutch anti-piracy organization BREIN, TorrentFreak reports. Upcoming Fall TV Show Pilots Leaked OnlineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2007 - 12:58pm.
Los Angeles - The pilot episodes from several upcoming TV series -- including NBC's "Bionic Woman" and Fox's "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" -- have been leaked onto Internet file-sharing networks, TVWeek.com reported. tags: P2P | Piracy | TV | Fox | ABC | NBC | BitTorrent | Torrentspy | The Pirate Bay | Mininova | The CW |
U.K. Social Network "Bebo" Most-Searched Term on Google in 2006Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2006 - 8:55am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google has released its year-end Zeitgeist, which saw U.K. social networking site "Bebo" claim the title of most-searched term on Google in 2006. |
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