The Few, The Proud, The Pirates

After getting to work and browsing my favorite sites and blogs, I came across this TorrentFreak article regarding Newzbin, a very popular index host located in the UK.

After taking a while, sitting back, and rationalizing this. I decided to visit Newzbin and see some of their services, I’m an admitted “intermediate” Usenet user, but I can navigate pretty efficiently. When I navigated over to this site, I immediately noticed all sorts of goodies laying out for the public to see.

Nothing is downloadable unless you register (by invitation only), which sends me to this thought. What is it about the MPAA (and their other *AA associates) that make them only care about the indexers? I’ve heard little to no bickering over the Usenet providers that charge you access to their servers, and usually have the most up-to-date content for all your pillaging needs. Is it the fact that they’re shielded from public view? Or is it just that the RIAA is too damn lazy to go figure Usenet out?

Whatever it is, I hope that the bullying of Newzbin doesn’t scare them into going offline, it’s about time someone stands beside ThePirateBay in the fight.