# Major torrent networks shut down.
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216
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**Created:** [December 20, 2009, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216 "2009-12-20T10:47:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/1 "2009-12-20T10:47:04Z")
I know I’m a few days behind, but I’m sure I’m not the only one wondering - What now?
Mininova
> Mininova, the largest torrent site on the Internet, has removed all torrents except those that were uploaded through its content distribution service. Mininova’s founders took the drastic decision after they lost a civil dispute against Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN, and were ordered to remove all infringing torrents from the site.
Who’s using what now, back to IRC networks or private torrent sites?
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/2 "2009-12-20T10:48:36Z")
> [@Kevin Smith fans](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kevin-smith-fans/27426/34):
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> I know I’m a few days behind, but I’m sure I’m not the only one wondering - What now?
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> Mininova
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> Who’s using what now, back to IRC networks or private torrent sites?
Doesnt matter to me…
All I use is IRC networks, Private Sites and Newsgroups.
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### Author:  [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/3 "2009-12-20T10:48:57Z")
Newsgroups are all that is left. Since last week anyway. That is all I have been able to find.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/4 "2009-12-20T10:52:23Z")
I downloaded a few cd’s this morning using [www.torrents.to](http://www.torrents.to)
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### Author:  [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/5 "2009-12-20T10:52:59Z")
I use demonoid and [acetorrents.net](http://acetorrents.net)
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/6 "2009-12-20T10:53:20Z")
I was wondering what had happened to Mininova. I used that one a few times. I only DL music and Wii games mostly, and alot of people rip that and put it on Megaupload and hand out the password, thats my deal.
Anyone that has invites to private sites, LMK.
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/7 "2009-12-20T10:56:37Z")
How do newsgroups work?
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/8 "2009-12-20T11:03:30Z")
> [@Vovchandr"](#):
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> How do newsgroups work?
:facepalm Shady has a whole thread about them…
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/9 "2009-12-20T11:09:15Z")
:ahh
I guess I should take him off my ignore list :shifty
:tongue
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### Author:  [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/10 "2009-12-20T11:10:59Z")
:lol
I was just implying, dont get him started again. He rips faces off over how much better newsgroups are than torrents…
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### Author:  [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/11 "2009-12-20T11:18:52Z")
isohunt ftw
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/12 "2009-12-20T11:19:55Z")
> [@Would you switch over to E85?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-switch-over-to-e85/27388/21):
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> isohunt ftw
Thats what I used to download today.
Torrents.to searches on a bunch of torrent sites
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### Author:  [@Mark355](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mark355)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/13 "2009-12-20T11:27:52Z")
For every tracker that’s taken down by the RIAA, another two start. They are fighting a battle that cannot be won.
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### Author:  [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/14 "2009-12-20T12:17:10Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/27450/54):
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> I use demonoid and [acetorrents.net](http://acetorrents.net)
not recently you havent, that bitch is shut down and EVERYONE and there mother came to piratebay.
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### Author:  [@Sady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sady)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/15 "2009-12-20T12:27:39Z")
> [@Would you switch over to E85?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-switch-over-to-e85/27388/21):
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> isohunt ftw
Thats the ONLY torrent site I use. Every other torrent site I go to, I get infected w/virus’ and malware. So far so good with Isohunt.
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/16 "2009-12-20T12:36:45Z")
So the real question is, who does everybody use for TopGear?
I’ll give IsoHunt a shot.
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/17 "2009-12-20T12:49:08Z")
> [@whats up](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-up/27493/13):
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> So the real question is, who does everybody use for TopGear?
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> I’ll give IsoHunt a shot.
[finalgear.com](http://finalgear.com) for Top Gear
i use BTjunkie and ISOHunt for everything else.
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/18 "2009-12-20T13:13:10Z")
Final gear links to all dead torrents broski.
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### Author:  [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/19 "2009-12-20T13:18:08Z")
Demonoid has top gear, if anyone needs an invite let me know
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### Author:  [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/major-torrent-networks-shut-down/249216/20 "2009-12-20T15:19:16Z")
why would u use mininova in the first place? face palm man face palm.
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