Mininova: Wer nicht kämpft hat schon verlohren
Ohoh das sind keine guten Nachrichten. Mininova knickt vor der Verwertungsindustrie ein und entfernt alle Torrents aus dem ihrem Tracker die in irgendeiner Weise angeblich gegen irgendeine Copyright Verletzung verstoßen. TorrentFreak kann man dazu lesen: Mininova Filters Copyright Infringing Torrents
Starting today, Mininova will use a content recognition system that detects and removes torrent files linking to copyright infringing files. The system will also prevent the torrents from being re-uploaded to mininova later on. Mininova co-founder Niek told TorrentFreak that the system will be tested for 12 weeks with only a few titles. With this trial Mininova collaborates with an association representing several TV/movie content owners. Niek couldn’t tell us which one, but our best guess would be that it’s the MPA(A). The content removal system should be seen as an extension of the existing copyright policy according to Niek, who also said that the current trial will be used to find out whether the content recognition system is a workable and effective solution.
