R.I.P. Mininova

It's still there, but probably not as useful as it once was to many.

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Hi all,

Today is an important day in the history of Mininova. From now on, we are limiting Mininova.org to our Content Distribution service. By doing so, we comply with the ruling of the Court of Utrecht of last August.

Unfortunately the court ruling leaves us no other option than to take our platform offline, except for the Content Distribution service. According to the verdict (Dutch link) we have to prevent uploads of torrents to Mininova that refer to certain titles or to similar-looking titles. We’ve been testing some filtering systems the last couple of months, but we found that it’s neither technically nor operationally possible to implement a 100% working filter system. Therefore, we decided that the only option is to limit Mininova to Content Distribution torrents from now on. We are still considering an appeal at this moment.

We launched our Content Distribution service in 2007. This service allows producers and artists to easily publish and distribute their content for free through Mininova. The launch of Content Distribution has proven to be a success. Countless content owners have used Content Distribution to distribute their content (e.g. albums and documentaries) for free to millions of users. For example, the Dutch band Silence is Sexy released their complete album on Mininova and received the Interactive Award 2009 for doing so. The Dutch television broadcaster VPRO decided to start using Content Distribution in 2009 in order to distribute documentaries.

We would like to thank you for your support. Especially everyone that contributed to Mininova receives a big “thank you!” for the effort! We hope to keep welcoming you on Mininova and our other projects (e.g. Snotr, Dispostable).

Thanks! The Mininova staff

James Franco on General Hospital

Mind Blown.

This shit is awesome.

I wish more actors would do dumb shit like this.

The best part? His character is named Franco!

lolzy.

Commerical Break

ABC Records: Steely Dan - Aja (1978)

Classic Film Moment

with shouts to the brother from another server, The Martorialist.

"RASS HIM CUT ME!"



It's a shame that since this movie was released 72, there has been little to no growth in the Jamaican film industry. The talent is there, and the country does produce a high number stage shows, but it would be cool to see more films coming from the motherland.

Fuck Jones The Cat

There's a killer Alien lose in your cargo ship, and you're worried about finding the damn cat?

Not once, but twice a crew member ill-advisedly embarks on a solo mission to find Jonesy the cat. The first attempt results in the death of The Prophet, Roman Grant


here kitty kitty kitt...DEATH!

A few deaths later, the remaining members of the crew decide it's time to get the hell out of dodge. Following the rules of horror film playbook, they decide to split up again. It's Ripley's job to ready the escape ship, -which she does marvelously- while the others prepare explosives to destroy the ship and the Alien within it.

After completing her task, you figure it would be a good time for Ripley to check in with the remaining members of the crew. You're being hunted by an aggressive Alien, so you want to keep lines of communication opened right? Nope! She hears the damn cat, and decides the best move in this situation would be to find it.

While Ripley is playing hide and seek with Jonesy, Lt. Al Giardello and the crybaby meet up with you know who.


DEATH!

Of course in the end only Ripley and that damn cat survive. Jonesy even gets his own sleep chamber. Off they go, drifting through space until they are awakened by James Cameron, 7 years later.

I haven't watched the sequel in a few years, but doesn't Paul Reiser tie a ring of sausages around his neck, to use him as Alien bait?

No?

That's a shame, because that would have been awesome.

That damn cat.

Dwyane Wade vs Sideshow Bob

Sick.

Old School Video: Night and Day - Al B. Sure

Great song, but Al, you need to slow it down with the dance moves.

That hands over your head shit? Not working.