Demonoid, the very popular torrent tracker, has allegedly been taken down by CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) as users have noticed that both the tracker and the website have been down for at least the last 24 hours.
Although Demonoid and CRIA have yet to deny or confirm the reports it is definitely a possibility that Demonoid's new Canadian ISP shut the site down after ... [ read the full article ]
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Quote:Well it hasn't been down 24 hours, I was on Deonoid at 4:am PST (27 Apr.)and it was running fine, So that much of this "Story' isn't true.
Also, If any of the Posters here are American, and you can't get onto Demonoid,, then the rest of the story isn't true either,, as a Canadian Agency doesn't have the Authority to shut down access to a website in the USA Unless it originates within Canada.
Demonoid Doesn't.
This is the same sort of "The Sky is falling" News story that came out last time Demonoid went off the Air due to a System Failure.
Rumors are worthless. Calm Down and wait for REAL news.
Maria.
Well this story was posted around 2 and a half years ago. I read this 'comment' at 9:40P.M. PST (28 Apr.) and it was full of crap.
Unverified users shouldn't be allowed to dig up old stories.
They are.
This sort of "pulling a story out of its time context then critiquing it as false" is worthless. Wait for REAL comments.
... Except that this story is so old I wouldn't hold your breath for new comments except against digging comment.
An annoyed reader subscribed to this thread from a post years ago.
Originally posted by Voodoomaria: Well it hasn't been down 24 hours, I was on Deonoid at 4:am PST (27 Apr.)and it was running fine, So that much of this "Story' isn't true.
Also, If any of the Posters here are American, and you can't get onto Demonoid,, then the rest of the story isn't true either,, as a Canadian Agency doesn't have the Authority to shut down access to a website in the USA Unless it originates within Canada.
Demonoid Doesn't.
This is the same sort of "The Sky is falling" News story that came out last time Demonoid went off the Air due to a System Failure.
Rumors are worthless. Calm Down and wait for REAL news.