RSSPopular BitTorrent site goes legit, looks for buyer
By Ed Oswald | Published April 14, 2008, 12:02 PM
Likely a move to avoid the legal pitfalls besieging other file sharing sites at the moment, YouTorrent has announced that it will only index sites that compile licensed content.
The indexer only launched in early January, but it has quickly become one of the Web's most visited BitTorrent sites. According to the company, the site now averages about 10 million unique visitors a month.
YouTorrent has been well received in the file sharing community for its differences from other BitTorrent sites. It does not include advertising, and features the ability to search the larger sites and an easy to use interface.
An official for the site told TorrentFreak that the "uncertainty and accuracy" of some search sites influenced their decision.
In addition, the site had grown bigger than the original owners could handle, so they were looking to sell it. With the switch to a "legal" format, YouTorrent may be palatable to some traditional media companies.
It was not known who may be on the site's short list of buyers. However, with the site not generating revenue due to its lack of ads, this may be the only way to go for its owners.
" Popular BitTorrent site " ???? err ok...
"..the site had grown bigger than the original owners could handle".. ??? Sounds abit sketchy and made up.
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|I previously heard of YouTorrent, but never really felt the need to use the site before.
Considering some of the legal problems other major torrent sites have received, I am not surprised YouTorrent is looking for a buyer. I am very curious to see who will step up and purchase the company.
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|I prefer P2P iSnazzle Browser - quick & easy I get what I want! Faster then bit torrent!
http://fileforum.betanew...le_Browser/1205369842/1
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|Oh, look! A Sadvertisement.
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|hmmm, well I never hard of it either. Thats why their becoming legit because knowone heard of them. A way for them to try and make money.
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|This is the only way people will hear of them though, in the news because they're going legit. Most people will be using pirate bay and others still because they don't care.
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|Wonder how long before they shut down?
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|I've never heard of YouTorrent, either, but I also never use BitTorrent clients. BitTorrent is a very good and useful method for distributing files be they legally or illegally shared.
Nonetheless, I scratched my head when I read the title of this article. I think "Popular BitTorrent indexer goes legit, looks for buyer" would have been a more accurate title.
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|How is an indexer not a bittorrent site?
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|Never heard of YouTorrent.
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|Agreed, I never heard of it as well.
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|In other, counteracting news: Demonoid.com is back.
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|True, though apparently without Deimos.
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