 Stem BoltAka Smiling BobPremium
join:2002-11-08
Cleveland, OH
kudos:2 | BTJunkie No More? »yro.slashdot.org/story/12/02/06/···-no-more
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"It seems like the popular file sharing site BTJunkie.org is gone. On btjunkie.org you are greeted with the following: '2005 — 2012 This is the end of the line my friends. The decision does not come easy, but we've decided to voluntarily shut down. We've been fighting for years for your right to communicate, but it's time to move on. It's been an experience of a lifetime, we wish you all the best!
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | WOW this is like what happens when you turn on the lights, all the cockroaches go runnin'
I wonder if they'll eventually reopen as a private site. |
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 PostalJesus Chrysler, Super Car
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Bummer. |
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said by dvd536:WOW this is like what happens when you turn on the lights, all the cockroaches go runnin'
I wonder if they'll eventually reopen as a private site.
What will eventually happen is when the industry is ready to offer affordable online alternatives then almost every major source of pirated material will go under naturally.. this is just a case of fear of "johnny law"  |
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| said by ophelus:said by dvd536:WOW this is like what happens when you turn on the lights, all the cockroaches go runnin'
I wonder if they'll eventually reopen as a private site.
What will eventually happen is when the industry is ready to offer affordable online alternatives then almost every major source of pirated material will go under naturally.. this is just a case of fear of "johnny law" At only $11/month, newsgroups are quite affordable. 
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said by ophelus:What will eventually happen is when the industry is ready to offer affordable online alternatives then almost every major source of pirated material will go under naturally.. this is just a case of fear of "johnny law"
You are the first person online that I've read who understands what's going on. |
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I'm sorry but I don't see how the industry would make online alternatives affordable. They won't have any competition once all the other file-sharing sites are gone. Eliminate competition and then they can charge whatever they want. |
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 TOPDAWGPremium
join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON | reply to fonzbear2000
said by fonzbear2000:said by ophelus:said by dvd536:WOW this is like what happens when you turn on the lights, all the cockroaches go runnin'
I wonder if they'll eventually reopen as a private site.
What will eventually happen is when the industry is ready to offer affordable online alternatives then almost every major source of pirated material will go under naturally.. this is just a case of fear of "johnny law" At only $11/month, newsgroups are quite affordable. Won't be long before they get orders for take downs then sued too. |
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said by anon6 :I'm sorry but I don't see how the industry would make online alternatives affordable. They won't have any competition once all the other file-sharing sites are gone. Eliminate competition and then they can charge whatever they want.
Yah, but what are you going to pay for access to all the worlds content.. $50 or a $100 a month..? no you want to pay netflix's/usenets price of about $10 a month..
The bottom-line is people are going to continue to stop paying for cable.. cable over internet should be available we have the technology/it's easy to do.. but where are all the bluray quality streams we can run on some of our broadband connections?
Bottom-line is there is a war of resistance on change.. that these companies are adopting and all there going to find is eventually it will continue to be more and more unprofitable  said by howardfine:You are the first person online that I've read who understands what's going on.
I've always understood.. the RIAA and MPAA are using dirty tactics/resistance to save their business model.. (now they’re buying lawmakers see all the legislation they keep bringing up here and abroad!) there going to find at some point.. that's not working! and they will change.. for now they continue to be very resistant to change.. and everyone else keeps demonstrating change to them.. and they just shout and throw up their hands and being cranky like the negative people/company they are.. only when they turn into the light.. the new reality.. will they see growth and profit.. and they are turning! Look at how apple made music affordable and easy..
That Kim Dotcom guy made hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars off copyrighted work.. and if you look at that from a business perspective.. that's a ton of online revenue the companies that own that work lost.. because they didn't even MARKET it to those clients.. and maybe they didn't market it at a more affordable rate..
Ironically, the makers of the content are in a type of price/content war with pirates.. and they might want to change their prices and their product to beat them out.. if they did.. they eliminate or severely hamper "piracy"
They have the upper-hand in this war.. if they would only take the initiative and do the work that needs to be done.. bring the product to market the way it needs to be brought..
Now, maybe today that's still not feasible but at some point.. it will have to be.. |
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 imtim83Premium
join:2001-06-03
Kenner, LA | reply to TOPDAWG
said by TOPDAWG:Won't be long before they get orders for take downs then sued too.
Wrong. I will bet my first newborn baby, if I ever had one, that this will never happen. Heck I will bet my own life. |
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TOPDAWGPremium
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Midland, ON | said by imtim83:said by TOPDAWG:Won't be long before they get orders for take downs then sued too.
Wrong. I will bet my first newborn baby, if I ever had one, that this will never happen. Heck I will bet my own life. What makes you think they will be safe? It's coming if newsgroups get big enough.
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 alamarcoThe Amazing Spider-ManPremium
join:2003-06-18
Windsor, ON
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As history tells us when something like this happens more sites will pop up in its place. While things seem down now, it wont be long before people wont even remember BTJunkie.
Remember Supernova? Not many people missing it today even though it was the public torrent hosting site to be. |
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imtim83Premium
join:2001-06-03
Kenner, LA | reply to TOPDAWG
said by TOPDAWG:said by imtim83:said by TOPDAWG:Won't be long before they get orders for take downs then sued too.
Wrong. I will bet my first newborn baby, if I ever had one, that this will never happen. Heck I will bet my own life. What makes you think they will be safe? It's coming if newsgroups get big enough. » www.slyck.com/story2219_Dutch_Co···_Content Newsgroup providers have a lot of money and would not go down without a fight. DMCA protects them anyway. Newsgroups will never get big enough. Most people do not want to take the time to learn them. |
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
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said by ophelus:said by dvd536:WOW this is like what happens when you turn on the lights, all the cockroaches go runnin'
I wonder if they'll eventually reopen as a private site.
What will eventually happen is when the industry is ready to offer affordable online alternatives then almost every major source of pirated material will go under naturally.. this is just a case of fear of "johnny law" The problem with "legit" is its always bitstarved regardless of price. |
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