Mininova
Torrent directory and search engine | |
Available in | English |
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Founded | January 2005 |
Dissolved | April 4, 2017 |
Headquarters | Netherlands |
Key people | Erik Dubbelboer Niek van der Maas |
Revenue | €1.1 million in 2007 (before taxes and expenses)[1][2] |
Employees | 5 |
Advertising | Banner / text ads |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | January 19, 2005 |
Current status | Offline |
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File sharing |
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Mininova was a
On April 4, 2017, Mininova shut down, saying that it had been running at a loss "for some years".[5]
Site history
The site was based in the
The word ‘mininova’ ranked 9 on Google's list of most queried terms in 2006.[7] In May 2008, Mininova indicated that there had been over 5 billion downloads via the site.[8] Mininova also ran a video sharing site, called Snotr.[9]
Legal action
In May 2009, the Dutch copyright enforcement organization
On November 26, 2009, Mininova announced that it could not find a foolproof filtering system against copyrighted content, and limited its platform to
Mininova appealed against the court ruling,[14] and in December 2010 reported that a settlement had been reached under which Mininova paid BREIN an undisclosed amount of money, ending the lawsuit.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "The story about the €1 million revenue of Mininova". TorrentFreak TV S01E07. 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Torrent search engine Mininova earning €1 million a year". Ars Technica. 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ Ernesto (November 27, 2010). "Mininova Dwarfed A Year After Going 'Legal'". TorrentFreak. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ Daniel Emery (26 November 2009). "Court ruling forces Mininova to end illegal torrents". BBC News. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
- ^ "Torrent Legend Mininova Will Shut Down For Good". TorrentFreak. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Mininova.com is now ours! at Mininova blog". Blog.mininova.org. 2007-04-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "'Mininova' the 9th Most Googled Word in 2006". Torrentfreak. 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
- ^ "Lawsuit + 5 billion downloads". 2008-05-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "The ultimate place for great videos!". Snotr. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Mininova Tests Out "Content Recognition System"". Zeropaid.com. May 21, 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Zoeken in uitspraken". Rechtspraak.nl. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ Mininova Traffic Plummets After Going ‘Legal’, TorrentFreak.
- ^ "mininova.org - Site Info". Alexa. Jan 30, 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 30 Jan 2010.
- ^ Mininova limits its activities to Content Distribution service Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine. Mininova.org. Nov. 26, 2009
- ^ "Brein / Mininova settlement reached; lawsuit ended". Mininova. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010.