WinMX Suspends Operations

An anonymous reader writes "Slyck.com is reporting that it appears the WinMX network has shut down its operations in response to the RIAA's letters threating legal action. Although the WinMX network is currently down, this may only be temporary as developers seem to have relocated from Canada to Port Villa, Vanuatu."

WOAH

[Craptastic Weasel]

talk about "change for the better"... from snowy days to sunny days... I kind of want the RIAA to send me one of those legal threats, I need a change of locale!!!

Re:Pertinent Links:

[DaveFromChicago]

Vanuatu - the India of P2P?

Re:Pertinent Links:

[Animekiksazz]

What an interesting government website. "...and don't even think about applying if you've got money laundering on your mind."

Run away...

[GmAz]

When all else fails...flee the country...or at least here, webhost.

Someone update wiki for Vanuatu

[Serveert]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu [wikipedia.org]

The economy is based primarily on subsistence or small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population, and online advertising thanks to sweaty nerds downloading free mp3s with WinMX and visiting the WinMX website which provides tribalfusion popups.

Re:Tax haven? Not for long.....

[abes]

I know we have a lot of hot air coming from America, but I'm suspicious of being able to pressurize an entire country..

Might come in useful if the tectonic plates ever get a bit slippery...

Well that's it..

[modi123]

Dear RIAA,

I officially give up. This is the straw the finally broke the camel's back (it always seems to be the LAST straw that does this - hrmph). I will officially renounce my intent on pirating media, software, pr0n, and the like. I am currently burning my PC to stop enabling me to do bad things (did you guys patent the phrase "If thy eye offends, pluck it out; if they hand does wrong chop it off"?). Additionally, I will re-buy all my purchased media again - just in case some where along the line it was pirated. I can not take the pressure anymore - too many people have been hurt because of my negligence. Please oh please just call off the dogs before more people are hurt. With this latest action you have successfully reached critical mass of the "Piracy == Bad" meme, and people will understand. Thank you for your service in showing humanity where it went wrong, and that the red pill is not for us. To make it up to you, I will pay double for my CDs, send you a dozen roses every week, and mow your lawn. Please, take me back! I want to be loved again. I really didn't know I was hurting you like that baby. Sugar, you got to believe me!

xoxoxo

- modi

I wish to extend a welcome to the new media overlords. May they use their infinite wisdom to safe guard freedom and the natural order of things.

Re:Pertinent Links:

[lelitsch]

As for why WinMX might want to relocate there from Canada, this link [lonelyplanet.com] should also shed a little light on the issue...

Welcome to Fantasy Island!

[MightyMartian]

As for why WinMX might want to relocate there, this link should shed a little light on the issue...

Tattoo: Bozz, bozz, ze plane, ze plane!
Mr. Roarke: Yes, Tattoo. Let us go meet our guests.
Tattoo: Who are zey, bozz?
Mr. Roarke: They are wanted criminals and nihilists. They have come here to set up an illicit P2P network.
Tattoo [rubbing hands together]: Ooh, I cannot wait see what you have in store for them, bozz. And who are those people, bozz?
Mr. Roarke: They from the Recording Industry Association of America.
Tattoo: Why zem, bozz?
Mr. Roarke: Let's just say, Tattoo, that I enjoy putting spiders and flies in small jars together. [arms out to guests] Welcome to Fantasy Island!

New Government?

[RManning]

Vanatu seems like a really nice place to live. I found this on their government's news site [vanuatugovernment.gov.vu]:

Vanuatu has a new Government. Please revisit this site next week

Re:On my way now...

[Pantero Blanco]

Were going streaking to Vanatu! Who will join me!?

...Good luck crossing most of the Pacific naked. Guess I'll take a ship.

Survivor: Return to Vanuatu..

[cryogenix]

19 survivors will be standed on an Island for 39 days while they attempt to avoid the RIAA.... Reward challenges will give legal mp3 credits which of course can only be played on limited devices and burned once...

Re:Doubt it...

[Anonymous Coward]

If you're going to do make a move like that, there are much nicer places in the South Pacific

You've been to Vanuatu?

Re:Tax haven? Not for long.....

[TheGavster]

With enough nuclear weapons, you can pressurize any country to a radically higher than normal level, albeit only for a fraction of a second.

Re:Tax haven? Not for long.....

[KillShill]

so they're a "republic" eh?

sounds like they need to have democracy brought to them.

oh wait...

A whole network of PNP

[The name is Dave. Ja]

Current Title of TFA (21 Sep 6:45pm EST):
WinMX PNP Network Mysteriously Ends Operations

WinMX was a plug-n-pray network? Who knew?

By the time you read this, it will probably have been corrected to 'P2P'.

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Re:Tax haven? Not for long.....

[Anonymous Coward]

Many people in first world countries think they carry the biggest stick and the sun sets on their ass.

Some Americans have such fat asses that this is literally true.

Re:Vanuatu?

[Anonymous Coward]

Uh, look at a fucking map? You're not ignorant for not knowing where the country is, you're ignorant for complaining about it here. Have a little respect. The world is a little bigger than what you see outside your door.

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