Mininova, one of the most popular torrent sites on the web, will now host only legal downloads through its Content Distribution service. Read on for the lowdown on the file-sharing Shangri-La’s downfall.
Mininova’s decision to turn off the torrent taps comes as a result of a Dutch court ruling from last August (echoes of The Pirate Bay’s fate), which ordered the torrent site to prevent uploads of certain files. Mininova has been attempting to filter out these illegal torrents over the past couple of months with little success, which has left the site with no choice but to limit its service to Content Distribution.
Content Distribution allows artists and producers to distribute their content for free, via Bittorrent. It’s 100 percent legal and will keep Mininova running, but file sharers looking to get their fix of free movies, music and software will have to find a new source of torrents.
Mininova blog (via TrustedReviews)
