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By Thomas Mennecke 2/08/03 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. |
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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 Copyright 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 rumors 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 labels 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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