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Suprnova and Torrentbits gone

19 December 2004 8:48 by James "Dela" Delahunty | 62 comments

Suprnova and Torrentbits gone TRHR alerted us about Torrentbits closing down by using our news submission form. Aswell as Torrentbits, BitTorrent giant Suprnova.org has also decided to stop offering torrent files. The following is pasted from the Suprnova homepage.

Greetings everybody,

As you have probably noticed, we have often had downtimes. This was because it was so hard to keep this site up!
But now we are sorry to inform you all, that SuprNova is closing down for good in the way that we all know it.
We do not know if SuprNova is going to return, but it is certainly not going to be hosting any more torrent links.
We are very sorry for this, but there was no other way, we have tried everything.

Thank you all that helped us, by donating mirrors or something else, by uploading and seeding files, by helping people out on IRC and on forum, by spreading the word about SuprNova.org.
It is a sad day for all of us!

Please visit SuprNova.org every once in a while to get the latest news on what is happening and if there is anything new to report on.

As we wish to maintain the nice comunity that we created, we are kepping forums and irc servers open.

Thank you all and Goodbye!
sloncek & the rest of the SuprNova Team

And on the Torrentbits homepage

Thanks to all users, uploaders, mods and donors for helping create the best torrent site on the net, but this is where the road ends for us.

Suprnova was probably the most known Torrent site on the net, and Torrentbits had a reputation for getting files very early and having Seeders with very fast uploading speeds.

Thanks to TRHR for alerting us about this.

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    daemonzx6 (Senior Member) 20 December 2004 19:38 Send private message to this user   
    Somebody else had the same theory about all the leaked games like Half-Life 2, Halo 2, and GTA: San Andreas. Nobody would even know about any of those it if it wasn't for the publicity it gets from the corporations whining about it all over the place.
    mrmont (Inactive) 21 December 2004 6:38 Send private message to this user   
    well i cant see what the problem was i mean i know downloading copyrighted stuff was piaricy but come on, the MPAA saying there losing money! who are they kidding, have you noticed every movie that gets released seems to be the biggest blockbuster of all time earning more money then the last movie.. that indicates to me that we cant be making that much of an impact for them to complain about, if droves of people are still going to the movies to watch the film.... But then agian all the people who download are funding orginised crime and are in the drugs cartel, killing old ladys and stuff.. YEAH RIGHT!!!

    i would'nt have to download if the uk got the films released the same time as the US..
    daemonzx6 (Senior Member) 21 December 2004 8:58 Send private message to this user   
    very true
    ntranger (Newbie) 21 December 2004 9:22 Send private message to this user   
    the RIAA and MPAA are a bunch of idiots. Everyone knows that if you leave shit alone, people will lose interest, and go off to and do other things. Them making a big deal about this is drawing attention to it. It goes back to telling a 4 year old, not to stick metal things in a power outlet. Whats the first thing he does when you leave? Sticks something in the outlet. These groups making a big deal about this is just drawing attention to it, and all they are doing is pissing up a rope. Its never going to stop, no matter how many people they sue, how many people they shut down. For every site they shut down, 5 more open in its place, but like kids, until they get a shock from hell, they won't stop.
    daemonzx6 (Senior Member) 21 December 2004 9:35 Send private message to this user   
    it all goes back to alcohol prohibition...
    Chronce (Newbie) 21 December 2004 10:03 Send private message to this user   
    doug2004 (Inactive) 21 December 2004 11:21 Send private message to this user   
    they were good sites what about dvdr-core did it get shut down too
    ntranger (Newbie) 21 December 2004 11:31 Send private message to this user   
    I am sure with the MPAA whippin' their cocks out, people will be shutting down until the clouds roll over. I give it a month, and stuff will be back to "normal".
    philipman (Senior Member) 21 December 2004 13:16 Send private message to this user   
    The mpaa needs to learn to live with file sharing damn it.
    msb5150 (Member) 21 December 2004 18:23 Send private message to this user   
    I hope now that suprnova's gone, those rips (suprnova.com and .net) die too, those messed with so many people I told about suprnova...I can't imagine how many people found one site wanted them to pay and just ignored bit-torrent.
    Ahh...if only the mpaa/riaa had sued the suprnova imposters...would that be some irony, really, they deserve it too, they were profitting from it, not like suprnova.
    mrmathers (Junior Member) 22 December 2004 14:05 Send private message to this user   
    HO HO HO!!!
    They think they can stop me by taking away my precious suprnova.org?!?!
    They must be out of their minds!
    Off to www.isohunt.com I say!!
    Damn them to hell tho, because I'd been using that for months and downloading many many fully working games, films and cd's!
    O well, screw them! Lets just hope suprnova comes back online! But until then, www.isohunt.com is a quality source for torrents!
    BillOddie (Newbie) 22 December 2004 17:14 Send private message to this user   
    http://www.bi-torrent.com/ i find still works
    snotiger (Newbie) 22 December 2004 18:28 Send private message to this user   
    tv.torrents.com is now www.tvtorrents.tv
    they are back... spread the word!!!
    oldie (Inactive) 23 December 2004 13:03 Send private message to this user   
    To all the suprnova "ORPHANS" out there there is a new site that suprnova kids will feel at home.It's back!!!!!!! http://www.torrentstop.com ENJOY ;)
    AmitDESH (Newbie) 23 December 2004 21:55 Send private message to this user   
    All these torrent operators should move their operations to canada. The courts have consistently prevented any industry associates from either prosecuting file sharers or forcing ISPs to link IP addresses to actual names of individuals or corporations. If they did this maybe the torrent community can remain alive
    mrmont (Inactive) 24 December 2004 0:31 Send private message to this user   
    hi for some reason the links on www.torrentstop.com wont work i can access the site and click on the stuff to download but everything either says bad data or please sign somewhere else , torrent not reconised etc.. nothing ive tried works just error messeges.. is there somthing i need to be doing ive never had a problem with other sites ... cheers
    morrislui (Inactive) 24 December 2004 0:41 Send private message to this user   
    so what is the best site now Thanks
    dazshaz1 (Newbie) 24 December 2004 1:37 Send private message to this user   
    just to let you know, i works fine for me


    HAPPY XMAS TO YOU ALL
    uyebsk (Newbie) 24 December 2004 12:19 Send private message to this user   
    remember morpheus? now P2P with bit torrent? The bottom line is, you cannot shut down and control the internet, people will find ways to share files. The quick fix? Lowered the prices of movies, games, etc... Howd you justify stealing when all the recording labels, movie companies are literally stealing us constantly with their products? I'm sick and tired of people taking advantages of us middle classes. Arent these entertainments suppose to be affordable? Someone along the food chain is making way too much money, ie movie actors, actress, singers, etc...
    daemonzx6 (Senior Member) 24 December 2004 14:49 Send private message to this user   
    I would buy more of my games if they weren't $40-$60, and I would buy more CDs if they weren't $15-$25. People just can't afford to buy all of this stuff, so they get it for free online.
    Example: spend $100 dollars on 5 CDs, or pay the broadband bill for $20 and download as many as you want for free. Hm...I think I know which one I will pick.
    prestonr (Newbie) 24 December 2004 18:35 Send private message to this user   
    heres the new site, there still workin on it and thers only 3 torrents up there now, www.torrentbits2.org found it on another fourm, so i thought i would give you the heads up
    master123 (Newbie) 26 December 2004 9:48 Send private message to this user   
    Come to ouw new place


    http://www.freetorrents.tk/

    if we work together we can be bigger then suprnova only in forum version (like phoenix torrents) we dont have members yet. So please help us and register and upload torrents and download torrents.

    i hope you enjoy ;)
    Burn_89 (Newbie) 27 December 2004 23:06 Send private message to this user   
    How Do you convert torrent files to iso images that you can burn on to a dvd? i have a modded xbox and i downloaded some games and i wanna put them on a disk but i dont know what to use to open them, plx tell me how thanks

    Why Yea
    mrmont (Inactive) 28 December 2004 3:05 Send private message to this user   
    well depends what file type it is if its an iso use dvd decryptor if mds or cue file use alcohol them will do it for you but i dont know if this is the right forum to be asking that question
    symb0lic (Newbie) 18 April 2005 9:19 Send private message to this user   
    you guys are fuckin amateurs if you think them fucking up bit torrent is a hit in the filesharing world you peeps got alot more to learn. there are many ways to get files and no i dont mean using a stupid program called limewire which is gay in the first place not to mention torrents are stupid because someone has to seed the damn file anyway. get with the program there are more ways to fileshare then p2p programs and torrents.
    Toiletman (Senior Member) 18 April 2005 12:13 Send private message to this user   
    Didn't they teach you HOW to swear properly in Kindergarden? Your placement of swearwords are absolutely horrid. Plus, I'm pretty sure they taught you to use captial letters in Kindergarden too.

    Everyone is entitled to their own true opinion. Either respect that or don't.

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