EZTree Shuts Down
Found on Slashdot on Wednesday, 06 April 2005
Easytree.org, a popular Bittorrent tracking site also known as EZT, shut down today after their ISP received threatening letters from attorneys. Unlike sites like Lokitorrent that have been shut down in the past, torrents on EasyTree were usually unreleased live musical performances rather than commercial product. Is a site that shares old Stevie Nicks, Frank Sinatra, and Ian Hunter live shows really that much of a threat to the music industry?
It's sad to see that being right or wrong is not a question of what you did, but of how much money you have. In most cases, such sites will shut down simply because of the costs; even if they may have done nothing wrong.