OiNK - Uploaders Sentenced 2009-01-23 by Meatplow | 15 Comments | ....to Community Service. For those not in the know OiNK's Pink Palace was a prominent BitTorrent tracker that focused primarily on the distribution of music from May 30, 2004 until October 23, 2007 until it was shut down by police.
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In October 2007, Operation Ark Royal achieved its aims. OiNK, one of the largest and most prestigious BitTorrent trackers, was shut down in a joint effort by British and Dutch law enforcement.
Site administrator Alan Ellis was arrested immediately and eventually charged with conspiracy to defraud. Five others, who were arrested months later, were accused of uploading music to others via the site.
Four of the uploaders plead guilty at Teesside Crown Court last December, where they were all charged with copyright infringement offenses. The four have now been sentenced.
Steven Diprose was sentenced to 180 hours community service, and has to pay £378 in Court costs. Michael Myers was ordered to pay a £500 fine. Mark Tugwell has to undertake 100 hours community service and has to pay £378 Court costs. The fourth uploader, James Garner was sentenced to 50 hours community service and also has to pay £378 Court costs.
For one other uploader and OiNK admin Allan Ellis the wait continues. Their cases have been adjourned and they will appear before court in March.
A source close to one of the convicted uploaders told TorrentFreak in a response: “[The Judge] swallowed the prosecution line completely that initial seeders were causing major damage to the copyright holders, and particularly uploaders who uploaded before the official release date. The fact that all the early uploads were only 1 or 2 days early and that 3 out 4 of the uploaders bought their CDs online did not sway him. All the retailers, quite naturally, denied this.”
We were further told that, if the defendants had not had such good references and strong legal representation, the Judge would have seriously considered a custodial sentence. This ruling, the first of its kind in the UK, will most certainly be used as a precedent for future cases.
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haha apparently the law isn't up to date yet.
OiNK was great, but Waffles does the job.
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proxy proxy proxy.
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I joined with OiNK in about September '07, so right when I got into it, it was shutdown. The little experience that I had, was heavenly. That was an amazing site. It really helped me discover new music for free. It sucks that somethin that good cannot be legal.
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After oink went down two more prominent trackers sprouted, What.cd and Waffles. So? The morale of the story is this can't be stopped and won't. OINK FOREVER! 
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yeah it sucks that stealing isn't legal
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Yeah, no shit; right? ^^^
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It wouldn't be a problem if the RIAA wasn't full of greedy cunts.
The sentences seem about right, judge made a good decision. I won't be surprised if Alan Ellis gets jail time though.This Message Edited On 01.23.09
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They should make them volunteer at one of the many NPOs that try to facilitate independent artists getting health insurance.
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The Riaa didn't exactly tell the truth about what happened at oink.
Funny that the sentences were not at all what they wanted.
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Lol
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shit just got real
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God bless the hydra-like survival of torrent sites. Fuck you RIAA
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Never would I
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Music should be free. Waffles is sick
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idk waffles is about on par with oink as far as the 'cool one' but what does have the better selection and larger albeit lamer community
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