AXXo

aXXo
Visual of aXXo ASCII art in .nfo file by kug.
Years active2005–2009
Known forContent distribution

aXXo is the Internet alias of an individual who released and standardized commercial film DVDs as free downloads on the Internet between 2005 and 2009.[1][2] The files, which were usually new films, were popular among the file sharing community using peer-to-peer file sharing protocols such as BitTorrent. A download-tracking firm BigChampagne found — in a sampling period in late 2008 — that almost 33.5% of all movie downloads were aXXo torrents.[3] aXXo encoded files to approximately 700 MB – the same size for a compact disc.[3] Due to the re-encoded quality of an aXXo file, the suffix "aXXo" was often used by imitators.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ enigmax (2007-11-07). "Alleged MPAA Harassment Causes aXXo / Pirate Bay Rift". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  3. ^ a b c Levin, Josh (2008-11-12). "AXXo You Are a God". Slate. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-11-20.