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EliteTorrents shut down by U.S. customs and FBI
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article published on 25 May, 2005
EliteTorrents, a well known and one of the most used BitTorrent sites has been shut down today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Here is the entire press release...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Richter of the Criminal Division, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement ... [ read the full article ]
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duke8888
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3. June 2005 @ 09:28 |
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FYI group, all of those updates for MS XP the last two months have incorporated fed tracking devices to be placed on your systems and to make better data recovery for the feds when they get hold of your systems.
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3. June 2005 @ 10:15 |
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That's why I don't ever update my XP...still going good too!
;)
"From now on we are poison to you Spider-man...Thats why we call ourselves... VENOM"
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3. June 2005 @ 10:53 |
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Venom,
Long time no see.
good to have you back around :)
Possunt Quia Posse Videntur. This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 3. June 2005 @ 10:54
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3. June 2005 @ 11:52 |
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Thanks Jizmak...definately been a long time...good to be back around!
;P
Will definately be seeing you and the others around the forums.
"From now on we are poison to you Spider-man...Thats why we call ourselves... VENOM"
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7. June 2005 @ 23:21 |
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that s why i still using windows 2000 because xp has clonflict with many unoficial programs like the p2p sites. this is all for money power and control it doesn't materr whos in the government it will be always the same like the sith the loking for absolutely and forgot wher they come from.About finding ip adress yes the can be found there are programs for that i remember to use one like year ago because i detect a weird activiti in my moden so i decide to dowload one of this programs and track the signal the first ip was from my friend that i used to play online from him to my cable company and i find the ip adress of one of the cable company servers and the name of the person,he was using my computer to send information to 2 bancs in usa one in washintong and the other in texas and a 3rd one in europe,so idecide to go and have a word wiht this guy and his boss. i just ask to leve my computer out of his buisnes and that i don't care whatever his was doing but not from my computer from he make a lot s of excuses to be ok wiht his boss,all that i know is from that day nthing more hapend tomy computer. i don't want to alarm you guys but in the next town to me the fed arrest some guy and he s in prision now we just have to be carefull and is ease just need an external hard disc wiht big capacity and have a backup of every stuff that can get you in troubles so if the knock youre doar some they youre computer will be clean i know this hole situation is injustice because in the streets are real criminals that kill peapole and the sentence is only 3 years and many of them are out in 12 or 18 months and if you copy one disc they give you 10years and alots of trobles that only prove that the goverments care more about the money over the lives of the people.thats why we haved to live like the mice,hiding from the cat moving corner to corner throu the shadows to survive.
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Sledge13
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8. June 2005 @ 03:05 |
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Duke8888 stop with your stupid scare tactics. If your so well informed, how'd you get pinched? Your some kind of stooge trying to scare people about file sharing. Knock it off and get a life.
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Sazaziel
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8. June 2005 @ 10:21 |
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Hello everyone. Some know of me and some don't but, my views are plain and simple. Here's a question that will make one think. If there was no money involved in these incident then would there be a file sharing incident.
I mean really how long is the average citizen gonna be blamed for indusrty screw ups. How long will the industry use the government as an iron curtain to use fear tactics into getting paid more money. Its all about politics.... and we all know that politics = money, power, and greed.
Sharing is sharing, and trading is trading etc. I dont feel that anyone has abused anything. I have no idea why the US government got involved except to gain extra revenue of tax dollars in which they misuse anyways. I posted an example on tax revenue in the "Whats all the fuss about Star Wars" forum!
I also have this itching feeling like there is a rat amongst us. Call it paranoia and nothing can be done about it but lets be realistic. I'm not worried about some overpaid celebrity whose pockets were filled because of us...makes millions in a day, and then complains that they could've made an extra 2 million if it wasn't for those pesky P2P filesharers.
The world economy was on its way to shit anyways and instead governments look for small thing to blame instead of real problems like overspending for war expenses. Or how about bombing countries and then paying to rebuild them. What type of shit is that. And Homeland Security is a joke. Because if it ever came down to someone protecting my life I think I would choose myself over them.
I dont think anyone should just bend over and take this shit when real crimes are being committed that involve people dying. The US hasnt even been successful on the illegal importation of coccaine and marijuanna. Or how about illegal immigrants. Do these sound like good enough reasons for an economy to be fucked up. In my opinion..Yes!
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krstep2
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8. June 2005 @ 20:01 |
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Well, looks like it really is TRUE. Try the tracert yourselves!!!!! Hmmmn. Freaky how they'll spend so much time and effort to do this, but then our southern border... U.S.A. is in DENIAL!!! sad.
<html>
<!-- Mirrored from www.elitetorrents.org-->
<head>
<title> http://elitetorrents.org </title>
The current elitetorrent.org index page below and then the trace.
</head>
<frameset rows="100%,*" border="0">
<frame src="../192.31.21.68/index.html" frameborder="0">
<frame frameborder="0" noresize>
</frameset>
<!-- Mirrored from www.elitetorrents.org-->
</html>
Tracing route to www.dhs.gov [192.31.21.68]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 * * * Request timed out.
2 8 ms 9 ms 10 ms 68.86.105.109
3 8 ms 9 ms 9 ms 68.86.103.45
4 10 ms 9 ms 9 ms 68.86.103.170
5 13 ms 9 ms 9 ms 12.124.157.53
6 9 ms 8 ms 9 ms gbr1-p40.dvmco.ip.att.net [12.123.36.146]
7 10 ms 13 ms 11 ms gbr1-p60.la2ca.ip.att.net [12.122.1.29]
8 37 ms 35 ms 41 ms tbr2-p013301.sffca.ip.att.net [12.122.12.133]
9 36 ms 35 ms 37 ms ggr2-p390.sffca.ip.att.net [12.123.13.194]
10 37 ms 34 ms 35 ms att-gw.sea.level3.net [192.205.32.206]
11 36 ms 35 ms 37 ms ae-1-56.bbr2.SanJose1.Level3.net [4.68.123.161]
12 46 ms 44 ms 46 ms ae-0-0.bbr1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [64.159.1.125]
13 45 ms 44 ms 45 ms so-7-0-0.gar1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.68.96.78]
14 49 ms 52 ms 49 ms unknown.Level3.net [64.156.191.10]
15 54 ms 54 ms 53 ms inet-sdsc-sdsc2--lax-isp-ge.cenic.net [137.164.24.206]
16 52 ms 52 ms 53 ms medusa.sdsc.edu [132.249.30.10]
17 54 ms 52 ms 52 ms www.dhs.gov [192.31.21.68]
Trace complete.
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krstep2
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8. June 2005 @ 20:09 |
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referencing above- right click the page at www.elitetorrent.org, > check the properties... The site was redirected to homeland security!
Here's the current index page on ET
<html>
<!-- Mirrored from www.elitetorrents.org-->
<head>
<title> http://elitetorrents.org </title>
</head>
<frameset rows="100%,*" border="0">
<frame src="../192.31.21.68/index.html" frameborder="0">
<frame frameborder="0" noresize>
</frameset>
<!-- Mirrored from www.elitetorrents.org-->
</html>
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evnflow
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8. June 2005 @ 20:17 |
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Venom....
bring on the torrent site!!!!!...ALL torrent sites are welcome(i know we are not supposed to let our enthusiasm be shed about these sites)...and i am glad there has been a way to show these sites to screw the government consignments put to regulate them even if they are "supposed" to be secret....all hope is GREATLY shown...live on the revolution...F*ck the US...
Dolla Dolla Bill Ya'll
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azntouch
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9. June 2005 @ 07:38 |
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if wat duke8888 said was true then i would have to reinstall windows is it true?
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9. June 2005 @ 11:12 |
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Is therer a programer amoung us? I thought of a fairy tale called the Tinderbox. A soldier is smuggling a princess out at night and to not be traced,(the princess was followed and an x marked on the soldiers door), the soldier's dog marked all doors in the town with an X. W
My idea: a program that that gives out hundreds of IP
addresses,thousands,and just keeps going.
Every time a trace is activated, it can trigger echos.
Is it possible?
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9. June 2005 @ 15:16 |
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Hey guys! I forgot- just use IDBlocker from www.wilders.com..Just remember to copy your comp #s when the program runs,or you won't be able to update your windows.
Oh, and I may be parinoid, but not everyone on the web,forums are nec-cesarily real; Perhaps,they work for the other side?
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9. June 2005 @ 15:31 |
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@rx29
Your web link does not work. And yes I would not be suprised if some people in here work for them. Would even be funny if the program your link is for is also working for them. You never know.
Im not that paranoid though. Keep it legle as best you can then you have nothing to worry about. Never hurts to invest in an external HDD. They come off the computer very easy.
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On another note. I am trying to see who would be interested in a 2 month Media boycott. You may have already read about it in another thread. For just in case I put it here as well.
-Del
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9. June 2005 @ 18:44 |
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sorry about the web link; I probably gave the wrong address. one is wilders security and one is some religous site.
I would boycott, but we are so tight on cash we really don't do media that much. that is why I got into p2p.also I have an obsessive personality and hate rules that condemn or effect free speech.
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9. June 2005 @ 18:49 |
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hey,I forgot to ask, is there a good program for wiping all info of past exploits off computer? I already have external memory.
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9. June 2005 @ 18:53 |
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one last thing- IDBlaster is from Javacool. It's freeware and I'll bet you can find it anywhere.
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Arnold2
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10. June 2005 @ 14:51 |
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17. June 2005 @ 17:14 |
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Quote:
Sharing is sharing, and trading is trading etc. I dont feel that anyone has abused anything. I have no idea why the US government got involved except to gain extra revenue of tax dollars in which they misuse anyways. I posted an example on tax revenue in the "Whats all the fuss about Star Wars" forum!
Come on mate, Copyrights are there for a purpose. if you feel there is nothing wrong with sharing movies and stuff, your living in denial. Its basically stealing. You dont own the movie on the disc, you own the licence to watch it. The licence does not allow you to duplicate it...if you do this by whatever means, you are stealing...
The US government got involved because in the first hour that the New Star Wars was released, 10,000 individuals had downloaded it. In the first day over 2,000,000 apparently downloaded it. Even if it slowed down, by a fortnight over 10,000,000 would have downloaded it, thats 10,000,000 x $5 tickets = $50,000,000 in lost revenue.
I think you can see why its a problem...
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17. June 2005 @ 17:26 |
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But you should be allowed to backup the things you buy in case it gets damaged. I see plenty wrong in the Star Wars scenario. If you are not renting and copying or selling your copies I see no reason why you can't make backups of your films. Yes I know people would backup and sell the copies but that is not my intention or to make it available on-line. Let the crooks do that. Although Hollywood items are over priced those involved should get something for the entertainment you had from it. Nobody likes to work for free.
$8 a DVD ($3 each additional in a set) $3 a music CD $4 VHS (plastic cost money) This is my suggested price guide that may lessen piracy. Make things more affordable and most would have no reason to steal it. All prices for anything in a theater MUST be lowered, including the ticket for the movie. More people may actually go to the movies if that happened.
Just my thoughts
-Del
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17. June 2005 @ 17:49 |
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Hey Del, im all for back-ups, in fact i have 1000's of them (DVD) and i think you should be allowed to make them.
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17. June 2005 @ 22:19 |
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hi all
@ Oriphus
how are you good buddy? long time no chat....
wheres all ya guides gone in your sig link? hope you have been well and in good health
regards rotary...
Nothing here to see, move along folks.
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18. June 2005 @ 04:04 |
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Hey Rotary mate, im keeping well thanks (though im dying with a nasty cold and chest infection at the min). My guides are still on my computer, but they are hosted anywhere. I didnt have the time to maintain Chrismccann.co.uk or dvd-backup.tk. If anyone wants the to host the guides, thay can feel free. They havent been updated or anything, but they are still fairly relevant.
How's things with you buddy? Anything new? Im still about here on AD, just usually post stuff in the Displays forum, cuz there are too many experts in all the others, im kinda redundant lol.
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Arnold2
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18. June 2005 @ 07:28 |
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ID-Blaster Plus 2.0
Destroy tracking tactics by randomizing GUID/Unique ID numbers found on your computer.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/idblaster.html
Not a good thing with our satellite Internet connection.
Could not surf after a reboot, maybe some settings should be different, dunno.
do know we have our share of problems with the connection an need
no more. Had to re-setup the whole thing... LOL have done it so much can do it my sleep now. Thanks for the info anyway.
Grateful for any and all helpful information and guidance. Thank you arnold2
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Arnold2
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18. June 2005 @ 07:37 |
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Even if it slowed down, by a fortnight over 10,000,000 would have downloaded it, thats 10,000,000 x $5 tickets = $50,000,000 in lost revenue.
I think you can see why its a problem...
Star Wars over rated anyway but .... People who want to see it will pay to see it and even buy the DVD when ever. Those who are not going to go see it in the first place but curious will dl. I would not count those dl for $$... I have dl a lot of trash ... lol
Grateful for any and all helpful information and guidance. Thank you arnold2
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