MPA decapitates major European file-sharing server

Well now, I guess that takes care of that! It seems that the p2p server known as Razorback2 on the eDonkey network has been terminated thanks in part to Belgium and Switzerland law enforcement. It took them long enough, but I guess that it’s better late than never.

Police and prosecutors in Belgium and Switzerland have shutdown Razorback2, the largest eDonkey p2p server.

The server had indexed some 170 million files that were being shared by as many as 1.3 million simultaneous users, the majority of whom were based in Europe, according to figures from the Motion Picture Association, a movie industry pressure group.

‘This is a major victory in our fight to cut off the supply of illegal materials being circulated on the Internet via peer-to-peer networks,’ said MPA chairman Dan Glickman. ‘By shaving the illegal traffic of copyrighted works facilitated by Razorback2, we are depleting other illegal networks of their ability to supply Internet pirates with copyrighted works which is a positive step in our international effort to fight piracy.’ [Read the rest]

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