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:
More »Reactions to the shutdown of BitTerrorist haven OiNK have come in swiftly from around the blogosphere, and they're exhibitng the restraint and candor the Internet is known for:
• "Sorry if this has already been posted, but I'm following the San Diego fires right now, and this is just another devastation right on top of it." [Oh No They Didn't]
• "Now that OiNK is gone, where shall we get our pre-release fix? Where can we so easily unearth new bands to hype?" [I Guess I'm Floating]
Oh snap! Looks like all those "serious music aficionados" will have to argue about bitrates somewhere else now, because the combined might of British and Dutch law enforcement has shut down OiNK, the invite-only file-trading hub that had become the P2P-era equivalent of a Little Rascals treehouse fort with a sign that read "No 128KBps Allowed."
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