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| '''The iSONEWS''' is among the oldest and largest ] news ]s. It was originally created by orm who later gave the domain name to |
'''The iSONEWS''' is among the oldest and largest ] news ]s. It was originally created by orm who later gave the domain name to Ruttiger Bosley aka. "inphi" | ||
| The iSO News supplies release details and ]s of ] ]s and ], without actually supplying them, or supplying any information on where to find them. | The iSO News supplies release details and ]s of ] ]s and ], without actually supplying them, or supplying any information on where to find them. | ||
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The iSONEWS is among the oldest and largest warez news websites. It was originally created by orm who later gave the domain name to Ruttiger Bosley aka. "inphi" The iSO News supplies release details and NFOs of warez games and programs, without actually supplying them, or supplying any information on where to find them.
The site was located at "iSONEWS.com" until David Rocci's house was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on February 27th, 2003. The FBI targeted Rocci because he was selling modchips on the web site. The raid, ostensibly at least, had nothing to do with the fact that his site contained detailed releases (in the form of text files .nfo) by warez groups. Rocci gave up the iSONEWS.com domain name as part of his plea bargain. The legality of the domain name seizure is questionable as Rocci himself was no longer in ownership of iSONEWS.com when he offered to give it away. This infuriated many free speech activists.
For approximately one year following the seizure, visitors to iSONEWS.com were redirected to the United States Department of Justice Cybercrime.gov website. And as of November 16, 2004, the original domain, isonews.com, is owned by DomainSpa LLC and used to advertise video game sales and rentals. After the closure of the original domain name, a number of iSONEWS mirrors sprung up as a result, including izonews.com, theisonews.com, and stolemy.com, an expression of retaliation from the iSONEWS community caused by the Department of Justice's actions. The closure of the isonews.com domain, brought more attention to the site, and after the site was back up on mirror sites, the membership and the user activity on the forums increased.
Other than being a release site for the warez community, it has evolved into a broader message board, concentrating mostly on PC gaming. It contains everything from rumours, news, hints, and tweaks to various games, and has a very helpful PC and console gaming community.
The original iSO News continues to operate under theisonews.com
In the press
- The Register:
- BBC:
- CNET:
- Justice Department Seizes Top Internet Site Involved in Copyright Piracy US DoJ press release on bust