The Graveyard

[Allied]

Name: Gnutella(the application)
Born: March 14th 2000
Died: March 15th 2000
Description: Gnutella was the first program to have a decentralized network. Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version @ filepedia
Cause of Death: AOL(America Online) stupidity.
Survived by:Gnutella.com Community.


(homepage now scam site)
Name: CuteMX
Born: June 1999
Died: July 2000
Description: Central server based P2P network. Share all file types and chat. Screenshot - Old Version.com
Cause of Death: Voluntarly ended by owners as result of early RIAA's(Recording Industry Astrum Argentum) Napster lawsuit.


(homepage now scam site)
Name: Scour Exchange
Born: December 1997
Died: November 2000
Description: Central server P2P network. Sold to CenterSpan in December 2000.Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version.com
Cause of Death: MPAA(Motion Picture Astrum Argentum), RIAA and NMPA(National Music Publishers Association) lawsuit.
Survived by:Centerspan pay service.


Name: Napster
Born: October 1999
Died: March 2001
Description: MP3 exchange program controled by a central server. Free until September 2004.Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version.com
Cause of Death: RIAA lawsuit.
Survived by:Napster.com pay service.


Name: Audiogalaxy Satellite
Born: December 1998
Died: June 2002
Description: MP3 exchange program controled by a central server. In September 2002, launched pay service(Rhapsody).Wiki - Screenshot
Cause of Death: RIAA Lawsuit.
Survived by:Rhapsody/Audiogalaxy.com pay service.


Name: AIMster/Madster
Born: August 2000
Died: December 2002
Description: AIM(AOL Instant Messanger) adapter that allows filesharing between users. Wiki - Screenshot
Cause of Death: RIAA lawsuit. Article


(homepage now scam site)
Name: Kazaa Lite K++
Born: April 2002
Died: December 2003
Description: Kazaa, hacked to remove spy/adware. Exchange files on FastTrack network.Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version@FSP
Cause of Death: Sharman Networks lawsuit. Article
Survived by:Kazaa Lite Resurrection(among others).


Name: SuprNova.org
Born: March 2003
Died: December 2004
Description: Torrent exchange site.Wiki
Cause of Death: Slovenian Police Article 1 - Article 2 - Article 3
Survived by:P2P-IRC.net - WiredFire.org - NewNova.org


Name: FileNexus.com
Born: December 2001
Died: February 2004
Description: ED2K link exchange site.
Cause of Death: Legal pressure toward provider.
Survived by:RespectP2P.org.


Name: ShareReactor.com
Born: November 2001
Died: March 2004
Description: ED2K link exchange site.Wiki
Cause of Death: SAAP(swiss association against piracy) Lawsuit.Article
Survived by:RespectP2P.org.


Name: ShareTV
Born: April 2003(as BuckTV)
Died: December 2004
Description: ED2K TV link exchange site.
Cause of Death:MPAA terrorism. Article
Survived by: ShareTV Forums


Name: Phoenix-Torrents.com
Born: September 2003
Died: December 2004
Description: Torrent forum and exchange site. Registration required.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism.


Name: LokiTorrent.com
Born: February 2004
Died: February 2005
Description: Torrent download site. Register to upload.
Cause of Death:MPAA lawsuit. Article
Survived by:MuffTorrent.com.

No banner or logo could be located for BTEfnet.net, sorry.
(homepage now scam site)
Name: BTEFnet.net
Born: September 2004
Died: May 2005
Description:T V Torrent exchange site.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism.Article
Survived by:efnet.org.


Name: ShunTV.net
Born: December 2002
Died: May 2005
Description: TV Torrent exchange site.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism.


Name: EliteTorrents.org
Born: July 2004
Died: May 2005
Description: Torrent exchange site. Registration required.
Cause of Death: FBI and US Immigration and customs.Article


Name: The-RealWorld.de
Born: February 2001
Died: August 2005
Description: ED2K link exchange site.
Cause of Death: Legal pressure. Article
Survived by: Episode World


Name: WinMX
Born: October 2000
Died: September 2005
Description: Share files on the WPNP and OpenNap networks. Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version.com
Cause of Death: RIAA terrorism. Article 1 - Article 2
Survived by: See Article Resurrecting WinMX


Name: Grokster
Born: March 2001
Died: November 2005
Description: Share files on the FastTrack network. Spyware and Adware supported. Wiki - Screenshot
Cause of Death: MGM Lawsuit. Article
Survived by: Grokster 3g


Name: i2hub
Born: January 2003
Died: November 2005
Description: Internet2 filesharing based on the Direct Connect protocol. Wiki
Cause of Death: RIAA terrorism. Article


Name: Mongo56.org
Born: October 2004
Died: December 2005
Description: BitTorrent tracker and software developer.
Cause of Death: Distributed Denial of Service attacks. Source unknown.


Name: Razorback
Born: November 2003
Died: February 2006
Description: eDonkey2000 indexing server. Wiki
Cause of Death: Federal Belgian Police and MPAA Article 1 - Article 2


Name: DVDRs
Born: April 2004
Died: March 2006
Description: NZB exchange site. Paid registration required.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism. Article
Survived By: DVD Talk


Name: NZBZone.com
Born: December 2004
Died: April 2006
Description: NZB exchange site. Registration required.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism. Article


Name: TorrentIt.com
Born: October 2004
Died: April 2006
Description: Torrent exchange site, registration required.
Cause of Death: BRIEN. Article

Thanks to,

If I've got any details wrong, please tell me.
Post any requests here.

[red duck]

Cause of Death:MPAA(motion picture association of america) pressure.

not to b!tch but was'n suprnove shouted down voulonterly by sloncek, couse he wanted to get800k daily visits to use exeem?

[Allied]

As I understand it the mpaa was going over their servers and checking up on all their mirrors. I don't know the full story. Where's FD when you need him?
I know the mpaa had Suprnova.org on their hit list. Sloncek didn't shut it down just to direct people to exeem. If that was the case he would've advertised exeem on Suprnova.org while it was still hosting torrents.

[Allied]

Come on people don't let this thread die. We need a list of sites that have gone down. Those that don't learn from their history are doomed to repeat it.

Added elite torrents to top post.

Seeing both Suprnova.org and LokiTorrent go down teaches us that no matter how unique a torrent site is, their viewed the same by the MPAA.
We need lots of torrent sites. Even if they're all identical we can't just put all our eggs in one basket.

Can some mod make this a sticky?

[carcassfan]

The original of course...

[aizurd]

might as well throw this in a well

[irish]

as some of the best have gone here's the master from the eighties

[HouseCrowd]

@ Irish!



Nice idea Allied!

[SlyckScratch]

Why don't you keep editing your top post Allied, adding sites as they go? You could start by adding the Elite Torrents post you made further down. That way everthing is nice and neat, with all the facts at the top.

[LxBeast]

@ Allied - Any chance of adding P2P apps that have passed away?

Such as Kazaa Lite: <Back when FT was free of fakes....>

[Assyrian]

why doesnt slyck just make a section for anything that was forced offline, such software p2p, dvd ripping, hash sites, torrent sites etc..

or you can just put them all in this thread..

[Allied]

Alright, I'll keep editing my top post. I'll arrange them by date of death.

Napster and Kazaa Lite K++ added.

It'd be nice if people followed the format I'm using. It'll take me a while to find the dates when these programs and sites were born and died.

[shellreef]

No one remembers Audiogalaxy?


Name: Audiogalaxy Satellite
Born: Fall of 1998
Died: June 20th, 2002 (blocked all songs)
Description: Sophisticated web-based service with "Satellite" client program. Provided groups to allow sending songs to many users. In September 2002, launched a pay service (Rhapsody).
Cause of Death: RIAA

[Assyrian]

heres a list, enjoy.

Tvtorrents.ws
Btefnet.com
Tv-swarm.com
Torrentz.com
Torrentstop.com
youceff.com
UK-Torrents.com
Shuntv.net
Zonatracker.com
cddvdheaven.co.uk

[tm,]

I just wanted to point out that ShareReactor.com was mainly just a name change for the original website at Gowenna.da.ru (along with some cosmetic changes to the page). Gowenna.da.ru opened, if I remember correctly, in early August 2001.

The very first hashlink site was the site best known as FileNexus, which opened several months earlier, and it also had some previous names.

[Allied]

No one remembers Audiogalaxy?

Never herd of it. But I googled and wiki'ed it and decided it deserves a spot. Thanks
Added.
Where did you get the fall 1998 date of birth? I can't find anything about it before January 1999.

heres a list, enjoy.
Tvtorrents.ws
Btefnet.com
Tv-swarm.com
Torrentz.com
Torrentstop.com
youceff.com
UK-Torrents.com
Shuntv.net
Zonatracker.com
cddvdheaven.co.uk

...wow you must have really loved each one of those sites. I mean just look at all the work you put into that list. So when are you going to add the finishing touches? You know, Born, Died, finding a early banner and writing a description.

I just wanted to point out that ShareReactor.com was mainly just a name change for the original website at Gowenna.da.ru

ShareReactor was the name people will remember.

[Assyrian]

...wow you must have really loved each one of those sites. I mean just look at all the work you put into that list. So when are you going to add the finishing touches? You know, Born, Died, finding a early banner and writing a description.

actually they were listed on btsites.tk, i dont know any of them sites.

[IceCube]

I read that list a couple of times... and... wasn't there 'pheonixtorrent' as well? I vaguly remember that one now.

Nice idea though Allied

[HouseCrowd]

Looking good Allied. Keep up the good work!

Making this a sticky

[SlyckScratch]

Name: Phoenix-Torrents
Born: September 2003
Died: December 2004
Description:Torrent forum/exchange site. Registration required.
Cause of Death: Voluntary shutdown due to climate of worry

Shutdown Statement: Due to the current climate and current conditions the unfortunate, difficult and sad decision has been taken to close Phoenix Torrents down. We've had our ups and downs during the last 14 months, but mostly its been a ball. Without your support it wouldnt have been possible so we would like to thank all the members, visitors and supporters of Phoenix Torrents during this time, and wish the other sites in the community every success.(Edited)

[resueman]

will newzbin ever make this list?

[Allied]

Phoeix Torrents added.

@resueman
Newzbin? As in http://www.newzbin.com ? it's still alive.

[Allied]

Added ShunTV.

I've added BTEfnet, but I couldn't find a banner or logo. Flipping through The Way BAck Machine, I don't think BTEfnet had a logo.

But if they did have some kinda art on their main page or anything with the name BTEfnet, post it here and I'll add it.

[Psycho Ced]

Hey you forgot

[Psycho Ced]

And my second after napster!