is this legal?

oddson · 3 Aug 2009

Look at the home page: Steinberg Nuendo 3

exonerate · 3 Aug 2009

No way is that legal.

oddson · 4 Aug 2009

Check this:

http://www.vstshop.com/shop/products/Ou ... 1.1.1.html

stw · 4 Aug 2009

hehe... blown in the wind: 😈

This domain is parked free, courtesy of Dynadot.com

Disco_Steve · 4 Aug 2009

what can we do to stop this site? it was the first link in google when I typed VST shop (obviously, but it shoudn't be!) I want this site dead

exonerate · 4 Aug 2009

oddson wrote: Check this:

http://www.vstshop.com/shop/products/Ou ... 1.1.1.html

Dam that's cheap! lol

I'm just wondering who would you report this site too? the police? or is it pointless to do so? (maybe they cannot do anything).

Cheers 😉

Exo

exonerate · 4 Aug 2009

Disco_Steve wrote: what can we do to stop this site? it was the first link in google when I typed VST shop (obviously, but it shoudn't be!) I want this site dead

We crossed posted then, but I'm thinking the same thing. I want this site gone.

exonerate · 4 Aug 2009

Disco_Steve wrote: what can we do to stop this site? it was the first link in google when I typed VST shop (obviously, but it shoudn't be!) I want this site dead

Hmm....Maybe informing google might be an idea? would they even be bothered? I know you can search for warez through google on torrent sites, but them sites are actually legal, where as this one is not.

Contacting some of companies that have items listed might also be an idea, such as waves.

Cheers 😉

Exo

Andrew J · 4 Aug 2009

A lot of major developers know about this site already - it has been discussed on the VST-plugins mailing list. Some people were talking about taking action, and others were saying they wouldn't bother.

stw · 4 Aug 2009

?? when i posted this at 8:00 AM:

stw wrote: hehe... blown in the wind: 😈

This domain is parked free, courtesy of Dynadot.com

the site was already down. Can you still reach it ??

exonerate · 4 Aug 2009

stw wrote: ?? when i posted this at 8:00 AM:

stw wrote: hehe... blown in the wind: 😈

This domain is parked free, courtesy of Dynadot.com

the site was already down. Can you still reach it ??

And it seems to be down again! 😀

I wondered exactly what your post meant, I could still get to it when I last posted. But no longer. 😀 🙂

exonerate · 4 Aug 2009

I'm guessing it was easy to get taken down with it being on a free hosting service, a developer / company would just have to contact Dynadot.com and ask them to remove it.

exonerate · 4 Aug 2009

exonerate wrote: I'm guessing it was easy to get taken down with it being on a free hosting service, a developer / company would just have to contact Dynadot.com and ask them to remove it.

Spoke to soon, it's back. I guess it's just a really crappy hosting service.

Tom7777 · 5 Aug 2009

what can we do to stop this site? it was the first link in google when I typed VST shop (obviously, but it shoudn't be!) I want this site dead

You know what, people say that torrents etc is the problem but i actually blame it on google and search engines these days. It's almost as if google promotes it because all you have to do is search a softwares name and if not on page 1 a few pages in theres a dodgey download site for it. Google makes stuff like that so easy to find when they should block it and now theres talk of changing the internet to payment packages etc.

I think if the major search engines blocked stuff like that or at least listed it really far into the results so people searching for something wouldn't just instantly find it then this would be much less of a problem i think. Untill that happens there will be pointless talks about changing the internet packages and it will just get worse. No doubt it makes them money though when people search for it with there adverts and stats etc so they promote it rather than get rid of it as it's making them money.