MVGroup

MVGroup
Type of site
 Torrent index
Owner unknown
Created by Merrin (deceased), DarkRain
Revenue self-funded / donations
Website mvgroup.org
Alexa rank Negative increase 74,904 (April 2014)[1]
Registration Free
Launched 2002
Current status Up

MVGroup is a BitTorrent tracker and file sharing community that specializes in the distribution of educational media, especially documentaries. MVGroup was established in 2002 [2] by "Merrin" and "DarkRain" (Vittorio in those days, hence MVGroup) as a DVD-ripping-and-distributing group for the eDonkey file-sharing network, and the group continues to distribute DVD rips and TV rips on both eDonkey and BitTorrent. It has continued functioning since its establishment except for a short-lived April 2008 outage caused by an error from an anti-piracy group.[3]

On May 5, 2008, "Merrin", the co-founder of the tracker died of undisclosed long-term health problems at the age of 31.[4] By the time of his death, MVGroup had gained over 150,000 members, and has continued to set itself apart from larger trackers, such as The Pirate Bay, by focusing on documentaries and educational material only.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mvgroup.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ Cory Higgins (2005-03-27). "MVGroup: An Education in File Sharing". Slyck.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. ↑ enigmax (2008-04-22). "Anti-Piracy Blunder Shuts Down BitTorrent Tracker". TorrentFreak.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  4. ↑ enigmax; eazbak (2008-05-13). "BitTorrent Community Mourns as Tracker Founder Passes Away". TorrentFreak.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
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