What.cd shut down today, servers seized.
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source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/17/13669...-shut-down


Quote:What.cd, an invite-only music torrent website first launched in 2007, has been shut down after a raid by French authorities. The private tracker offered free (and often illegal) access to a massive, deeply thorough collection of music and was popular among audiophiles for its strict rules around quality and file formats. The site was created after the shutdown of another well-known torrent website, Oink, which operated between 2004 and 2007. Though its primary focus was music sharing, What.cd also permitted torrents of computer software, ebooks, and other content.

Zataz Magazine is reporting 12 servers that powered What.cd’s infrastructure were seized by French cybercrime authorities. What.cd hasn’t been taken offline completely, but torrents are unavailable and the homepage now displays a message confirming its demise:


Due to some recent events, What.CD is shutting down. We are not likely to return any time soon in our current form. All site and user data has been destroyed. So long, and thanks for all the fish.
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sad news Confused
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#3
Absolutely gutted over this! Sad
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Something will rise from the ashes. It truly does suck though that what is gone. The depth of content, quality, and organization made it my favorite website.
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An unofficial IRC channel has been setup for ex-what.cd members at #what-refuge on http://irc.p2p-network.net to mourn and discuss what happens next.
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a replacement has been started by myself and some others: https://pirates-forum.org/Thread-What-cd...ement-Site for more info
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