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P2P Still Lives: Mininova Passes 3 Billion Downloads

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

November 2, 2007, 4:21 PM

In a sign that peer-to-peer file sharing is still thriving in a post-Kazaa world, popular BitTorrent site Mininova has reached a milestone 3 billion downloads. With a reported 3 million daily visitors and almost 10 million torrents downloaded a day, the site has shown tremendous growth over the almost three years it has existed.

The site's blog says there were hopes of reaching 4 billion downloads this year, but that goal will take another few months to reach. Due to the loopholes that .torrent files fit through, sites like Mininova can thrive and actually become desirable locations for advertisers. Ask.com, eHarmony, and Howard Johnson hotels all currently have ads running on Mininova despite the obvious illegal filesharing that takes place around the site.

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By NovaGuy

posted Jun 14, 2008 - 6:48 AM

BushBaby is like every other elected official in CANADA, they lie to get in then on election year they throw us a bone and hope we forget.

We may not be the greatest country in the world but we have not pissed enough people off to have to spend trillions defending ourselves from sheepherders we can seem to find.

Well enough said. I have to go to the hospital and get a hand x-ray then see my doctor. better grab my wallet this won't be cheap.. OH WAIT IT'S CANADA IT WILL BE FREE!!

I will have to read a letter from my cousin tonight. He is in the armed forces overseas cleaning up messes other countries made. I can mention their names but their initials are USA!!!

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By SnakerDLK

posted Nov 5, 2007 - 11:20 AM

Weeeee \o/

I helped !

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By PSXp-ONE

edited Nov 5, 2007 - 12:29 AM

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By crashoverride

posted Nov 4, 2007 - 9:54 PM

"Ask.com, eHarmony, and Howard Johnson hotels all currently have ads running on Mininova despite the obvious illegal filesharing that takes place around the site."

Next thing everyone hears is that the RIAA is suing all these guys along with Mininova for aiding in copyright infringement.

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By SnakerDLK

edited Nov 5, 2007 - 11:27 AM

well....

if that happens then for once RIAA is suing(dunno if that typed correctly) who has resources(some at least) to fight back...

so I don't think they will be sued...

or maybe they wont fight back...who knows ?

EDIT:
HA ! It would be nice seeing a banner/AD from microsoft on a torrent site... that would be fun...

or perhaps depressing since microsoft does have the habit of stealing other peeps inventions(instead of buying it like google does)

but thats off-topic XP

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By robmanic44

posted Nov 4, 2007 - 12:20 PM

Invest big bucks in security and then go out and make a sieve of your system. Sorry, but that makes no sense to me. GetRight has a torrent component, but I've never used it. It's like saying "please crash my system".

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By dzjepp

posted Nov 3, 2007 - 1:41 PM

File sharing will continue to thrive until the day the internet switches from being "the wild west" and changes to a "police state".

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By johnus

edited Nov 4, 2007 - 9:22 PM

Even under a police state, p2p would still thrive.

Like c***roaches, but tastes better. :)

EDIT: The filter seriously edited "c***roaches"? Come on...

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By PSXp-ONE

posted Nov 5, 2007 - 12:29 AM

c***roach!...hehehe, sorry I had to see it for myself

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By PSXp-ONE

posted Nov 5, 2007 - 12:30 AM

Oh sh!+ IT DOES!!! =)

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By PatrynXX

posted Nov 5, 2007 - 5:46 AM

so no more c***adoodledoo?

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By cranbers

posted Nov 3, 2007 - 1:40 PM

Wow this is a perfect example of why p2p is so popular, free advertising like this. I mean I had no idea this site existed, (marked down for future reference)

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By crashoverride

posted Nov 4, 2007 - 9:52 PM

Welcome to the club. I knew nothing of this site before reading this article.ah well, learn something new every day I guess.

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By NovaGuy

edited Nov 3, 2007 - 6:46 AM

Ramhound,

I sure hope you are not suggesting that everyone with p2p are stealing?

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By Ramhound

posted Nov 3, 2007 - 1:41 AM

Stealing is bad.

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By ogman

posted Nov 3, 2007 - 9:45 AM

Only when consumers steal. When businesses do it, it's creative marketing and revenue stream optimization.

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By sjc001

posted Nov 3, 2007 - 5:43 AM

Yes, the RIAA is evil.

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By deminicus

posted Nov 3, 2007 - 8:06 AM

i am pretty sure the riaa killed the dinosaurs.

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By ogman

edited Nov 3, 2007 - 9:51 AM

No, they just sued them until it was no longer financially feasible for them to continue living.

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By SnakerDLK

posted Nov 5, 2007 - 11:22 AM

All because some dinossaurs unknowingly downloaded some illegal music ^^

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By bufftbone

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 10:55 PM

p2p 4 life

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By mdotwills

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 10:20 PM

love live the P2P...

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