January 30, 2008
TV Links is very much alive and kicking – down under
According to Excalibur Online, TV Links is very much alive and kicking – down under.
"TV Links which offered new and old shows on demand for viewers around the world. But it's growing popularity brought it to the attention of legal departments everywhere.
In October 2007, David Rock, the site’s owner, was arrested and TV Links was shut down. Rock, a 26-year-old from Cheltenham, England, was eventually released with no charges.
Rock had been arrested under the section for trademark infringement in Britain’s Trade Marks Act 1994. This contradicted the claim by police that the arrest was due to copyright infringement. The tactic worked, however, and TV Links was all but forgotten. Until now.
One of the Internet’s well-kept secrets is that TV Links is very much alive and kicking – down under. The website is now hosted through the Cocos Islands, an Australian territory, at www.tv-links.cc.
While there are slight modifications to the earlier TV Links code, it is clearly meant to be as close as reasonably possible. It is unknown whether or not the site is also the creation of David Rock.
There was, however, a dramatic offshoot of the TV Links debacle: an explosion of similar sites offering the same service. TV Links’ return may, in fact, be unnecessary. Much like how Napster’s death spawned a slew of similar P2P sites, most of which now run uncontrolled, online TV shows are all the rage. A new form of viewership has been born."
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