A huge torrent site, Demonoid.com announced yesterday that it was preemptively moving itself from a .com address to a .me to prevent seizure by the US Government.
.Me is a ccTLD whose registry is not under US jurisdiction.
According to Alexa.org, Demonoid.com is in the top 500 of all sites in terms of traffic.
Demonoid.com no longer resolves, Demonoid.me is already resolving
We are in the process of migrating the site to our new address, Demonoid.ME,” said the site’s owner in an announcement.
“Please update your torrents to the new tracker address. Additionally, you can re download them and get them with the new address automatically Also, don’t forget to update your bookmarks and RSS feeds.”
Its certainly getting interesting out there.
staying ahead of the game fuck those government assholes
I visited Demonoid.com just now and it resolves. I thought it was a bit silly of them not to at least forward the .com domain to the new .me domain or do something with the traffic to the .com to inform visitors when you stated the site didn’t resolve.
They may have been under some kind of attack or where moving server files etc, which may have took the site down for a little bit.
Jamie
Thanks
Interesting the WikiLeaks.org did in fact take down the .org and moved it to a ccTLD
It isn’t just about having a ccTLD, it also matters who your registrar is, if you think the US Government can seize your .com domain then use a registrar located outside the USA so they can’t subpoena them.
For the WikiLeaks.org domain, it would be in their best interest to forward that domain (301 Permanent) since it hasn’t been seized. It would help them in the long run in SE’s and for people to find the new address.
Not that I agree with what they are doing, it is just not wise to simply stop using a domain and switch to a new one. With the 301, the SE links still work, bookmarks and direct navigation.
@Jon,
It doesn’t matter about the registrar. Verisign (located in the US) can easily change DNS for domains they control no matter the registrar! Many of the domains seized are with China registrars for an example.
Verisign is the registry of: .com | .net | .edu | .cc | .tv | .jobs | .name domain names.
Neustar (.us) registry isn’t a good move either, as SuprBay.us is a seized domain, so not “all” ccTLD’s are safe.
Registry location is more to worry about than registrar location.
I found it ironic that all this is being done to shut down torrent sites.
Now yes I agree sharing that which is the property of someone else is wrong without there permission. However, if this is about copyrighting, unauthorized duplication, distribution, and or dissemination of such items, then every person on the planet with an iPod, mp3 player or a cell phone is equally guilty. Hell even windows comes with a handy CD ripping function built right in, No ones stopping that! (any unauthorized duplication without written authorization; with or without monetary gain)
There is a lot of free, or open source stuff distributed via torrents as well.
So shutting down the torrent site is just a measure of control, being implemented by people of power, who want more money.
It doesn’t matter what .whatever you put it under it will be hunted unrelentingly until it becomes extinct, so long as large sums of money are being thrown after it.
Here’s an idea, how about making a centralized digital locker for all store bought media. Once I buy it, I put it in my computer, and register it, then FOR LIFE I can download or order replacement copies for the charge of only shipping, or for free via the download.