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  • floridaorange
    I'm merely a humble butler
    • Dec 2005
    • 29116

    Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down



    Operation in Our Sites, the new government initiative to crack down on internet piracy, has been very active of late. Popular TV and movie streaming sites were recently taken down, including the beloved Ninjavideo. And shortly thereafter, news emerged that two more sites were originally slated to be taken down but it didn’t work out: titans Pirate Bay and MegaUpload. Well now the grand total number of sites taken down by OiOS has increased by far more than two: The federal government just forced Blogetery.com to shut down. And along with it went over 73,000 blogs operated on the Wordpress platform.

    Internet piracy has long been a bit of a problem with Blogetery. Blogetery.com has been with host BurstNet for 7 months. On Friday July 9, the site was seemingly erased from the Internet. Then on Monday July 12, the owner received several emails from BurstNet explaining the take-down. The correspondence can be viewed here, but here’s the gist: Due to a past and present of copyright abuse, the federal government forced BurstNet to shut them down, and they’re not really at liberty to talk about it.

    The real question here is why all 73,000 blogs had to go when only a small fraction of them were abusing the law, especially when BurstNet and Blogetery have previously been completely compliant when it comes to shutting down specific blogs that violate federal law. From TorrentFreak:

    Due to the fact that the authorities aren’t sharing information and BurstNet are sworn to secrecy, it is proving almost impossible to confirm the exact reason why Blogetery has been completely taken down. The owner does, however, admit to handling many copyright-related cease and desists in the past, albeit in a timely manner as the DMCA requires.

    And here is testimony from one poor user who just lost his personal, blameless blog:

    “All of the users are without service just like when the Pirate Bay raids happened and all the people who were on the host sites were also taken down,” pointed out an annoyed Blogetery user who contacted TorrentFreak. “I have lost my personal site also and I don’t have any way to contact the owner since his contact info was on the blogetery.com site & that was the only way to contact him.”

    Even if the take-down effectively hit some piracy sites, this is hardly a victory. If websites were people, you wouldn’t think killing 72,000 innocents to get 1,000 evil people is worthwhile. Now obviously that’s an incomparable example in terms of gravity, but the message still stands: If you go into a war, be it on people or on piracy, with an “anything goes” mentality, you will lose morally even if you win technically.


    It was fun while it lasted...
  • runningman
    Playa I'm a Sooth Saya
    • Jun 2004
    • 5995

    #2
    Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

    of course,, the Obama Administration hates the freedom on the internet. Internet cops in our future sensoring what we say..

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    • 88Mariner
      My dick is smaller
      • Nov 2006
      • 7128

      #3
      Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

      Originally posted by runningman
      of course,, the Obama Administration hates the freedom on the internet. Internet cops in our future sensoring what we say..
      I just reported this post to the cyber police under Directive 10-289.
      you could put an Emfire release on for 2 minutes and you would be a sleep before it finishes - Chunky

      it's RA. they'd blow their load all over some stupid 20 minute loop of a snare if it had a quirky flange setting. - Tiddles

      Am I somewhere....in the corners of your mind....

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      • tiddles
        Encryption, Jr.
        • Jun 2004
        • 6861

        #4
        Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

        let's all start sharing links on twitter. maybe the gov't will shut that piece of shit down. and facebook too

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        • heretic
          Addiction started
          • Jun 2004
          • 325

          #5
          Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

          Originally posted by tiddles
          let's all start sharing links on twitter. maybe the gov't will shut that piece of shit down. and facebook too
          lmao - I'm with you!
          I was in coma.

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          • floridaorange
            I'm merely a humble butler
            • Dec 2005
            • 29116

            #6
            Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

            Originally posted by runningman
            Internet cops in our future sensoring what we say..
            "we?"

            It was fun while it lasted...

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            • runningman
              Playa I'm a Sooth Saya
              • Jun 2004
              • 5995

              #7
              Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

              ya "we" the general public.

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              • JonQPublik
                Gold Gabber
                • Apr 2006
                • 636

                #8
                Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

                Originally posted by 88Mariner
                I just reported this post to the cyber police under Directive 10-289.
                Would that be the Department of Homeland Insecurity?
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                • 88Mariner
                  My dick is smaller
                  • Nov 2006
                  • 7128

                  #9
                  Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

                  Originally posted by JonQPublik
                  Would that be the Department of Homeland Insecurity?
                  you could put an Emfire release on for 2 minutes and you would be a sleep before it finishes - Chunky

                  it's RA. they'd blow their load all over some stupid 20 minute loop of a snare if it had a quirky flange setting. - Tiddles

                  Am I somewhere....in the corners of your mind....

                  ----PEACE-----

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                  • DIDI
                    Aussie Pest
                    • Nov 2004
                    • 16845

                    #10
                    Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

                    ^^^
                    Originally posted by TheVrk
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                    • Kamal
                      Administrator
                      • May 2002
                      • 28835

                      #11
                      Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

                      I just saw him get shot in the back in harold and kumar part deuce
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                      • the sun the sea
                        Platinum Poster
                        • Jun 2004
                        • 1449

                        #12
                        Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

                        73,000 blogs shut down... hmmm.... and another 100,000 blogs just got started.
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                        • dusk
                          DUDERZ get a life!!!
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 7266

                          #13
                          Re: Government Forces 73,000 Blogs to Shut Down

                          In a world of 720p/1080p HD ... I really don't know how people can enjoy watching shows on a itty bitty screen.
                          ~ You are what you think you are ~


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