Demonoid Domain Names Now Up For Sale

[Blake]

Bad news for those expecting the BitTorrent site Demonoid to somehow spring up from the ashes after last week's alleged bust. The Demonoid domain names are now officially for sale via Sedo, the final nail in the coffin for the popular site that was taken down via a combined assault from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and Interpol.

Inquiries and investigations spanned both Ukraine and Mexico, arriving in the wake of a distributed denial of service attack that kept Demonoid offline for a week or so prior to authorities going after Demonoid's hosting and leadership.

"The operation to close Demonoid was a great example of international cooperation to tackle a service that was facilitating the illegal distribution of music on a vast scale. I would like to thank all those officers involved in this operation to close a business that was built on the abuse of other people's rights," said IFPI anti-piracy director Jeremy banks in a statement.

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Courtesy of: David Murphy @ PCMag.com

 

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Anonymous Vows to Avenge Loss of Demonoid by Reviving It

Anonymous has vowed to revive Demonoid, a popular torrent sharing and tracking platform shut down by authorities last week, and to extract vengeance on the forces it holds responsible for the takedown.

http://mashable.com/2012/08/09/anonymous-demonoid/