Uknova Is Gone

[custard]

BBC war against the pirates rages on

The BBC Anti Piracy unit in partnership with the MPAA and the Metropolitan Police have arrested a man in connection with the distribution of BBC programming on the internet.

The website "Eastenders Worldwide" provided smaller, lower bandwidth files for users around the globe usually within hours of their first airing on BBC television.

BBC investigators have been monitoring the website for the last few months and took action again the distributor in advance of the launch of the new web based iMP service.

Spokesperson for the MPAA Mo Syslak claimed that "This is a good day for copyright holders and hard working artistes both in the United States and the United Kingdom"

The website, used by thousands daily regularly provided British television programmes to it's members around the world was gearing up for the second series of Doctor Who when their hosting company was served with a court order to pull the plugs.

It is expected that the as yet unnamed webmaster who was known as "Captain Jack Sparrow" to the users will face 27 charges of offences under the Copyright and Patents Act. BBC Lawyers who are building the case against the man claim to have "A bundle of paper on a foot thick"

The MPAA have already been successful in closing down some bit-torrent sites such as the Suprnova.org. Working in harmony with the BBC's anti-piracy unit, this long term partnership will clear the way for BBC Worldwide's new pay service which is scheduled for public launch in early 2007.

BBC sources claim that the Eastenders Worldwide site has cost them in excess of £1.5 million pounds of lost revenue through lost DVD and overseas sales.

Another similar website, UK Nova, which hosted links to BBC content has also been closed pending legal action again their owners. Mauny Wright said that "The net is closing on those who steal from us, the pirates really have no place to hide."

In a similar case last year in Northern Ireland, Patrick O'Flanherry was found guilty of making encrypted broadcasts available via his Sky Plus system when he rebroadcast Premier league football and is currently serving 10 years in a Belfast Jail.

http://www.uknova.com

http://www.uknova.tv

I'm gutted and speechless

[lampard10]

In a similar case last year in Northern Ireland, Patrick O'Flanherry was found guilty of making encrypted broadcasts available via his Sky Plus system when he rebroadcast Premier league football and is currently serving 10 years in a Belfast Jail

What was that for? nine years for copying Sky TV, and 1 year for blowing a school bus up?

[custard]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKNova

Edited April 1, 2006 by custard

[Crossy]

If you're already a UKnova member the tracker is still working and includes shows uploaded today, go to:-

http://www.uknova.com/browse.php

Seems like only the main page gets redirected to the BBC.

[Crossy]

RATS, RATS, RATS, RATS, RATS, RATS, RATS

B'STARDS, B'STARDS, B'STARDS, B'STARDS, B'STARDS

Look carefully at the 'BBC' page, they are doing what 2bangkok did to us last year.

Sure had me going.

[stinger2001]

It's an april fools joke look at the date.