That shift to streaming proved the ultimate counter to music piracy. It persisted as subscription music services like Spotify were born and skyrocketed into the mainstream, changing the way most people obtain music. What.cd somehow lasted years longer than Oink, even as law agencies around the globe ramped up efforts to uncover people unlawfully sharing copyrighted content.
#Shut in 2016 torrent Offline#
What.cd’s IRC channel is offline as well. That Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy line also served as Oink’s sendoff nearly a decade ago. All site and user data has been destroyed. We are not likely to return any time soon in our current form.
What.cd hasn’t been taken offline completely, but torrents are unavailable and the homepage now displays a message confirming its demise:ĭue to some recent events, What.CD is shutting down. Zataz Magazine is reporting 12 servers that powered What.cd’s infrastructure were seized by French cybercrime authorities. Though its primary focus was music sharing, What.cd also permitted torrents of computer software, ebooks, and other content. The site was created after the shutdown of another well-known torrent website, Oink, which operated between 20. The private tracker offered free (and often illegal) access to a massive, deeply thorough collection of music and was popular among audiophiles for its strict rules around quality and file formats. The websites alleged owner, Artem Vaulin, a 30-year-old. What.cd, an invite-only music torrent website first launched in 2007, has been shut down after a raid by French authorities. A widowed child psychologist lives an isolated existence in rural New England. Kickass Torrents - the worlds top website for illegally sharing movies, TV shows and music - has been taken down by the U.S.
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