Torrent site OiNK.cd (formerly oink.me.uk), an incredibly popular private filesharing source, has been shut down and its administrator arrested.
OiNK hosted thousands of albums, audiobooks, eBooks, and computer applications through its vast community of users. OiNK was known for its stringent standards for audio quality and for obtaining music days and sometimes even months before it was released in stores.
Sure, there are other torrent sites. Demonoid and Indietorrent have plenty to offer. But none are as expansive, reliable, and cutting edge as OiNK when it comes to music.
This is yet another sad day for filesharing and the global community, but the battle is far from over. When are these anti-piracy organizations going to work on embracing this market instead of engaging in the futile process of shutting it down? If users can't get their music through OiNK, they're going to find or create another source. OiNK started out as a modest network of shared files between friends, but it grew into a force so powerful that it took two anti-piracy organizations to take it down. Who knows what the global community will create next in an effort to stay connected?
May OiNK's Pink Palace always have a place in our hearts.
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