OiNK Reactions Day Two: A Contradictory, Self-Selected Nation Mourns

jharv | October 24, 2007 10:35 am
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Reactions to the shutdown of BitTerrorist haven OiNK are still pouring into Google and RSS readers everywhere. And while there are still plenty of hilarious overreactions, we’re also starting to see something like informed, reasoned commentary on the bust. Plus a lot of sighing and wondering whither next:

The Sensible

• “Oink didn’t offer solutions; it highlighted the problems of over-priced, over-controlled music elsewhere. Oink was an online paradise for music fans. The only people who could truly be mad at it were the ones directly profiting from the sale of digital or physical music. (Like myself! F%5k!)” [Mudd Up!]

The Slightly More Dramatic

• “I have very firm stand about the insistence of the music industry to desperately implement copyright issues in a world that has already changed. The music industry should change its old, and obviously outdated practice and begin to change with the times. Oink, you will be forever remembered.” [Have Laptop Will Travel]

The Oh-Come-On-Already

• “Don’t get me wrong for the title of this post, I don’t think that OiNK’s administrator is a pirate, but I definitely believe that the IFPI is worse than those bastards that charge for the distribution of copyrighted material. They’ve managed to hijack OiNK’s website, to put on their propaganda, and all of this without ANY real legal base. Is this an ethic behavior?” [Leo Lambertini from a post entitled “IFPI Is Worse Than Pirates” and just slightly worse than copyright holders apparenty]

• “I woke up to find some very bad news today. Oink.cd, arguably one of the most loved and most comprehensive music tracker on earth was shut down by the Establishment just a few hours ago. October 23, 2007 will now live in infamy as the day when the haven for people who actually have good music tastes was effectively closed. This leaves thousands of music aficionados homeless.” [Indie Music Chatter]

• “1. A cute avatar is a must. In the spirit of the old site, It’d be really sweet if everyone could keep the cute avatars up.” [OiNK’s Pink Palace Memorial Forum where you must now sadly register to get to the really weepy posts]

• “I will miss OiNK a lot and i wish ‘OiNK’ (the person) whatever his real name is the the best of luck in defending himself against the bunch of lies they will change him with! “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win” Mahatma Gandhi [Releaselog]

(It’s the Gandhi quote that really puts it over the top.)

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