| Owner | Edward Webber |
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| Created by | Edward Webber |
| Launched | 24 February 2004 |
| Current status | Offline |
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LokiTorrent was a BitTorrent indexing service operated by Edward Webber ("Lowkee") from 2004 until 2005. The domain name was originally registered on 24 February 2004.[1]
In the beginning, LokiTorrent had been one of the least trafficked torrent sites, with operations like Suprnova.org leading the pack at the time.[citation needed] However, LokiTorrent gained international attention when it refused to comply[2] with cease and desist orders[3] sent out on 14 December 2004 by the MPAA. These same orders had caused dozens of other much larger sites, including SuprNova, to disappear overnight.[4]
Webber began a drive to raise money to fight the MPAA in court, and over a couple of months, had accrued in excess of $40,000 in sheer member donations. The site peaked at 680,000 active registered members, and dealt with 1.8 million hits per day.
- ^ Date based on information from the WHOIS record available at http://whois.domaintools.com/LokiTorrent.com as of 12 August 2006.
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