Comments on: world’s largest site of illegal pre-release music has been shutdown… http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:57:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: vegard http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-88074 vegard Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:42:07 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-88074 @Jason amen @Jason

amen

]]> By: Zack http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87427 Zack Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:05:13 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87427 Does the author have tourette's syndrome? What does the prostitution and drug comment have to do with this topic? There was nothing creepy about the membership model. You just had to be invited by another member in good standing. It is false that you had to have content to offer. Members needed to keep a minimum ratio of uploading vs downloading, but no one was ever required to post any new content... only share what they had already downloaded. Jeremy Banks obviously doesn't understand how torrent technology works, which is ironic. No music was ever posted online by Oink or any of its members. Obvious to anyone who understands how peer-to-peer networks operate, which I guess does not include the people responsible for shutting down Oink. Does the author have tourette’s syndrome? What does the prostitution and drug comment have to do with this topic?

There was nothing creepy about the membership model. You just had to be invited by another member in good standing. It is false that you had to have content to offer. Members needed to keep a minimum ratio of uploading vs downloading, but no one was ever required to post any new content… only share what they had already downloaded.

Jeremy Banks obviously doesn’t understand how torrent technology works, which is ironic. No music was ever posted online by Oink or any of its members. Obvious to anyone who understands how peer-to-peer networks operate, which I guess does not include the people responsible for shutting down Oink.

]]> By: Jason http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87187 Jason Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:06:26 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87187 The way you actually got a membership to OiNK was by invites of other people or friends. You don't have to keep posting tracks to keep your membership, you just have to maintain a ratio that shows you are uploading a decent amount compared to how much you download. This is to ensure that people are sharing music. The way you actually got a membership to OiNK was by invites of other people or friends. You don’t have to keep posting tracks to keep your membership, you just have to maintain a ratio that shows you are uploading a decent amount compared to how much you download. This is to ensure that people are sharing music.

]]> By: tom http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87114 tom Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:41:47 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87114 How did Amsterdam become the focul point rather than OINK? That is a bizarre name btw. But since everybody is talking about Amsterdam - it has become a refuge for drug addicts and drug culture. The Amsterdam motto is "tolerate it, rather than prohibit it and subsequently lose control" Yes, Amsterdam has legalized Euthanasia, several drugs, and prostitution. If you like to hump, get high and maybe even kill off a relative because he or she is to old, then Amsterdam is the PERFECT place. Whats wrong with that? Tom How did Amsterdam become the focul point rather than OINK? That is a bizarre name btw. But since everybody is talking about Amsterdam - it has become a refuge for drug addicts and drug culture.

The Amsterdam motto is “tolerate it, rather than prohibit it and subsequently lose control”

Yes, Amsterdam has legalized Euthanasia, several drugs, and prostitution. If you like to hump, get high and maybe even kill off a relative because he or she is to old, then Amsterdam is the PERFECT place. Whats wrong with that?

Tom

]]> By: Jon Cole http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87106 Jon Cole Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:12:16 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87106 lmao @ "the home of prostitution and drugs." That's just ridiculous. I mean... really ridiculous. "People were only invited to become members if they could prove they had music to offer and had to keep posting tracks to maintain their membership." That's completely wrong. lmao @ “the home of prostitution and drugs.” That’s just ridiculous. I mean… really ridiculous.

“People were only invited to become members if they could prove they had music to offer and had to keep posting tracks to maintain their membership.”

That’s completely wrong.

]]> By: wes http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87060 wes Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:19:37 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87060 "The site’s servers, based in Amsterdam which is the home of prostitution and drugs, were seized in raids last week." that is such an ignorant statement “The site’s servers, based in Amsterdam which is the home of prostitution and drugs, were seized in raids last week.”

that is such an ignorant statement

]]> By: Bart Nijssen http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87056 Bart Nijssen Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:33:08 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87056 It's really funny to read what the image is of our capital city: "...in Amsterdam which is the home of prostitution and drugs". And we're g*ddamn proud of it! ;-) I guess the writer of this article has never been to Amsterdam. And you don't want to know how sick we are of bands talking on stage about how stoned the audience is... We don't smoke as much marihuana as people from foreign countries (think). I don't even know how to write 'marihuana' ;-) It’s really funny to read what the image is of our capital city: “…in Amsterdam which is the home of prostitution and drugs”. And we’re g*ddamn proud of it! ;-)

I guess the writer of this article has never been to Amsterdam. And you don’t want to know how sick we are of bands talking on stage about how stoned the audience is… We don’t smoke as much marihuana as people from foreign countries (think). I don’t even know how to write ‘marihuana’ ;-)

]]> By: A2daC http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87052 A2daC Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:22:50 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87052 good good

]]> By: Tim Towner http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87048 Tim Towner Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:03:48 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/10/23/worlds-largest-site-of-illegal-pre-release-music-has-been-shutdown/#comment-87048 This is what the U.S. needs to do with filesharing sites. This is what the U.S. needs to do with filesharing sites.

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