I've been gone for a week & did not feel like reading the 300 emails from the three music lists I'm on, so I don't know if the idm list received this email or not. Here you go:
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2003 1:32 am
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - Re: Soulseek Status
This is to provide the official status of the Soulseek network
as Friday, February 7th and onward. I have spoken to Nir and
Rosalind Arbel on the matter over the course of this week and
prior to this event taking place, and this notice is being
offered on their behalf.
The artist calling herself Sapphirecut previously made a
complaint towards Soulseek regarding the sharing of her
material on the network. When she had contacted Soulseek
regarding the matter, she failed to state which material was in
question. There was no information provided, aside from her
being "Sapphirecut". Therefore, acting on such, a global
message was made to users not to share the artist's material,
and a notice was made upon entering chat rooms of the same.
Unfortunately, this was not satisfactory, and the artist went
on to file a complaint against Verio - Soulseek's server host,
stating DMCA Copywrite Infringement. Verio, in return did not
conduct a formal inquiry into the situation. Rather, they acted
rather quickly, requiring the server, and site to be pulled.
Thus, there was no warning that such was going to take place.
This not only applied to the users of Soulseek, but to Nir
himself. On sudden notice, he was required to seek out a new
host for the server.
To calm the air of panic, this does NOT mean that Soulseek is
down forever. The RIAA did NOT have an injunction against Nir,
as rumours have stated. Soulseek WILL be returning shortly, and
this unfortunate delay was not expected. A new potential host
has been found, however they are working through the paperwork
for such, and have not completed such as quickly as we would
have expected. At this level, it is out of Nir's hands as they
have to simply go through the process of completing it. That
said, we apologize again for the delay and hope that it does
not last a great deal longer.
It is important to note that Soulseek can not and will not
condone any actions towards the artist that may cause her or
her affiliated label's harm. Such actions would include
defaming emails, defacing, or otherwise damaging her website or
the site of her affiliates, and other further actions which may
be damaging. Such actions will simply result in further
problems for the network, as the artist will direct complaints
towards Soulseek itself. Those wishing to show their support
for Soulseek will best do so by simply NOT sharing any files by
this artist. The files in question include:
1.Free Your Mind, Megan?s epic mix.
2.Free Your Mind, Sapphirecut's Original mix
3.Action-Reaction by Sapphirecut (in any form)
4.Any music that has Sapphirecut on it except the Illustrious
track ?I?d Say Yes?, which is a remix.
We thank you for your patience and support through this
situation, and we look forward to seeing all users back on
Soulseek shortly. Users who wish further information regarding
the DMCA are directed to browse to
http://www.chillingeffects.org. All information needed
regarding the act can be read or studied there. Cheers.
On behalf of Nir and Rosalind Arbel,
Sean Nelson / Proteus93
Soulseek Administration
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andrij.