Newzbin2, once one of the web's most popular sites offering links to pirated content, has decided to close. It comes 15 months after a UK court ordered internet service providers to block the site, and amid global pressure from copyright holders. Internet rights groups said the move was "pointless" in stopping piracy. In a statement, Newzbin2's owners said it had struggled to cover costs because payment providers had "understandably lost their nerve".
Newzbin2 was the follow-up site to the original Newzbin1, which was sued by the MPA, leaving it with massive debts. I was using Newzbin2. I signed up for the premium on nzbmatrix. I also discovered nzb. Each listing also shows it's airing date so I can tell if it's one I've seen or not. Loving it so far. Karim said:. Usenet servers seem to be getting killed by DMCA takedowns too. We may eventually have to go back to that if too many nzb sites get knocked off.
For those using Sickbeard, sickbeard's own index seems to still be working. There are several other nzb sites around, but you'll need to register quick as they are all being hammered with reg requests. God damn shit. Might as well cancel my usenet sub and go back to torrents. Blysspluss said:. Kitchin was critical of Elsworth, stating that his evidence disputing the claim that the sites features did not encourage copyright infringement was "simply not credible".
On 18 May , the Newzbin. By 2 June , Newzbin was back online, under the name Newzbin2, but using the same code and database as its predecessor, and hosted in the Seychelles.
BT announced that it would not appeal against the ruling. The Open Rights Group was critical of the decision, saying that it could set a "dangerous" precedent. On 26 October at the High Court, Mr. Justice Arnold ordered BT to block its estimated six million customers access to the website Newzbin2 within fourteen days, the first ruling of its kind under UK copyright law.
Newzbin claimed that the block was ineffective, and that A study suggested that the workaround involved encryption to hide communication between users and Newzbin2, including the use of the Tor network. Sky blocked access to Newzbin, stating: "We have received a court order requiring us to block access to this illegal website, which we did on 13th December, In a couple of weeks we will cease to use the newzbin. For the next couple of weeks we are undertaking preparations for the move.
We will switch shortly after that. If you wish you can start using the. As you may know we rent the domain name rather than own it. What the owners will do with it when we are gone is out of our control, but we will pay the rent for a few more months. It sounds like members can start using Newzbin2.
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