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On Sale · 10-24-2007, 04:30 AM

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2195407,00.html

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Originally Posted by Katie Allen

6.30pm
Major pirate website shut down

Katie Allen
Friday October 19, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

One of the world's most-used pirate film websites has been closed after providing links to illegal versions of major Hollywood hits and TV shows.

The first closure of a major UK-based pirate site was also accompanied by raids and an arrest, the anti-piracy group Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact) said today.

A 26-year-old man from Cheltenham was arrested on Thursday in connection with offences relating to the facilitation of copyright infringement on the internet, Fact said.

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The arrest and the closure of the site - www.tv-links.co.uk - came during an operation by officers from Gloucestershire County Council trading standards in conjunction with investigators from Fact and Gloucestershire Police.

Fact claims that tv-links.co.uk was providing links to illegal film content that had been camcorder recorded from cinemas and then uploaded to the internet. The site also provided links to TV shows that were being illegally distributed.

Visitors to the site could get access to major feature films, sometimes within days of their initial cinema release. Recent links took users to illegal versions of the Disney/Pixar animation sensation Ratatouille as well as to most of this summer's blockbusters.

"Sites such as TV Links contribute to and profit from copyright infringement by identifying, posting, organising, and indexing links to infringing content found on the internet that users can then view on demand by visiting these illegal sites," said a spokesman for Fact.

The group's director general Kieron Sharp said TV Links was the first major target in a campaign to crackdown on web piracy.

"The theft and distribution of films harms the livelihoods of those working in the UK film industry and in ancillary industries, as well as damaging the economy," he said.

Roger Marles, from Trading Standards said sites such as TV Links allowed people to break UK copyright law.

"The 'users' are potentially evading licence fees, subscription fees to digital services or the cost of purchase or admittance to cinemas to view the films," he added.

The British Video Association estimates that at least £459m was lost to the video, film and TV industries due to piracy in 2006.

o NOES!!! what will i do now??

Z3R0 · 10-24-2007, 08:17 AM

You will now find a new site to look at for your TV and Movies. They must be cracking down...whoopdeedoo!!!!!

twistedlanes · 10-24-2007, 08:30 AM

I saw this last week. I googled it and in another forum it said this. They also gave me links to about ten other sites to use Lol.

CHAOS · 10-24-2007, 09:16 AM

god damnit.

Spocknasty · 10-24-2007, 11:20 AM

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Z3R0 · 10-24-2007, 11:26 AM

Phear The Interwebz.

james_ls · 10-24-2007, 12:05 PM

There are several more readily available.

They must not have anything to do right now, so go after pirates.

Z3R0 · 10-24-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by james_ls

There are several more readily available.

They must not have anything to do right now, so go after pirates.

I hope this is sarcastic? They organizations behind this do other things, just not all of it is in the news. Software, video, mp3 pirating is illegal too.

Loserkidwac · 10-24-2007, 12:08 PM

NOOOOO!!!! Thats why when I wanted to watch something the other day the site wouldn't load!! Someone find me a new site to watch movies on!

Z3R0 · 10-24-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Loserkidwac

NOOOOO!!!! Thats why when I wanted to watch something the other day the site wouldn't load!! Someone find me a new site to watch movies on!

PM'd lol

Spocknasty · 10-24-2007, 12:32 PM

someone pm me with new links!

twistedlanes · 10-24-2007, 12:52 PM

honestly just google tv links and you get more

On Sale · 10-24-2007, 01:46 PM

someone pm me with links please

Z3R0 · 10-24-2007, 01:51 PM

There are no more..

The girl in you siggy is hot

jdm free · 10-24-2007, 03:34 PM

wats with all these sites gettin shut down

omgjacki · 10-24-2007, 05:47 PM

I spend way too much time on tv-links anyway. LOL

Yea, it's really not there anymore.

where'smyturbo? · 10-24-2007, 05:57 PM

that is bogus. I hate dumb corporate people. poor people ftw.

10-24-2007, 08:30 AM	#3
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10-24-2007, 11:20 AM	#5
Spocknasty Meh Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #986 iTrader: (5)	Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo __________________ formerly CRXed To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. I <3 JSC Speed and Liquid Powder Coats!

10-24-2007, 12:05 PM	#7
james_ls TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Warrington Member #1614 My Ride: 1998 Acura Integra LS//VTEC iTrader: (0)	There are several more readily available. They must not have anything to do right now, so go after pirates. __________________ *Heller Dope* - When the ** is doper than Hellen Keller; it's Heller Dope To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. BUY MY STUFF!** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-24-2007, 12:08 PM	#9
Loserkidwac Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SE PA Member #2550 My Ride: 1992 Mazda Miata, 1991 Honda CRX Si LS-T, 95 Civic VX iTrader: (3)	NOOOOO!!!! Thats why when I wanted to watch something the other day the site wouldn't load!! Someone find me a new site to watch movies on! __________________ MoHawks are Cool To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-24-2007, 12:32 PM	#11
Spocknasty Meh Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #986 iTrader: (5)	someone pm me with new links! __________________ formerly CRXed To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. I <3 JSC Speed and Liquid Powder Coats!

10-24-2007, 09:16 AM	#4
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	god damnit.

10-24-2007, 12:52 PM	#12
twistedlanes Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Delco Member #3529 My Ride: currently out of Commission be back soon iTrader: (0)	honestly just google tv links and you get more __________________ Check me out on To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-24-2007, 01:46 PM	#13
On Sale Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #869 iTrader: (5)	someone pm me with links please

10-24-2007, 03:34 PM	#15
jdm free Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Langhorne Member #1481 My Ride: 6spd Civic iTrader: (3)	wats with all these sites gettin shut down

10-24-2007, 05:47 PM	#16
omgjacki Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gilbertsville, PA Member #5869 My Ride: 2018 CX-5 GT Premium, 2018 Honda Grom iTrader: (4)	I spend way too much time on tv-links anyway. LOL Yea, it's really not there anymore. __________________ Ryan M. Sherwood September 9, 1985 - October 7, 2009

10-24-2007, 05:57 PM	#17
where'smyturbo? Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seattle, WA/Langhorne, PA Member #5694 My Ride: '99.5 Jetta VR6 iTrader: (1)	that is bogus. I hate dumb corporate people. poor people ftw.

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