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title="123Movies">123Movies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dailymotion" title="Dailymotion">Dailymotion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PeerTube" title="PeerTube">PeerTube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putlocker" title="Putlocker">Putlocker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">BitTorrent sites</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1337x" title="1337x">1337x</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BTDigg" title="BTDigg">BTDigg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demonoid" title="Demonoid">Demonoid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ExtraTorrent" title="ExtraTorrent">ExtraTorrent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EZTV" title="EZTV">EZTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IsoHunt" title="IsoHunt">isoHunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FitGirl_Repacks" title="FitGirl Repacks">FitGirl Repacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KickassTorrents" title="KickassTorrents">KickassTorrents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyaa_Torrents" title="Nyaa Torrents">Nyaa Torrents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RARBG" title="RARBG">RARBG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutracker.org" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutracker.org">Rutracker.org</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Rockers" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Rockers">Tamil Rockers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pirate_Bay" title="The Pirate Bay">The Pirate Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YIFY" title="YIFY">YIFY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YourBittorrent" title="YourBittorrent">YourBittorrent</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Academic/scholarly</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anna%27s_Archive" title="Anna's Archive">Anna's Archive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICanHazPDF" title="ICanHazPDF">ICanHazPDF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_Genesis" title="Library Genesis">Library Genesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sci-Hub" title="Sci-Hub">Sci-Hub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_library" title="Shadow library">Shadow library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Z-Library" title="Z-Library">Z-Library</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">File sharing networks</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BitTorrent" title="BitTorrent">BitTorrent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Connect_(file_sharing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct Connect (file sharing)">Direct Connect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EDonkey_network" title="EDonkey network">eDonkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnutella" title="Gnutella">Gnutella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnutella2" title="Gnutella2">Gnutella2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyphanet" title="Hyphanet">Hyphanet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I2P" title="I2P">I2P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soulseek" title="Soulseek">Soulseek</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">P2P clients</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BitComet" title="BitComet">BitComet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DC%2B%2B" title="DC++">DC++</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EMule" title="EMule">eMule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filetopia" title="Filetopia">Filetopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%CE%9CTorrent" title="ΜTorrent">μTorrent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OnionShare" title="OnionShare">OnionShare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QBittorrent" title="QBittorrent">qBittorrent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shareaza" title="Shareaza">Shareaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transmission_(BitTorrent_client)" title="Transmission (BitTorrent client)">Transmission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tribler" title="Tribler">Tribler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vuze" title="Vuze">Vuze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WinMX" title="WinMX">WinMX</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Streaming programs</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Butter_Project" title="Butter Project">Butter Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodi_(software)" title="Kodi (software)">Kodi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popcorn_Time" title="Popcorn Time">Popcorn Time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrents-Time" title="Torrents-Time">Torrents-Time</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td 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title="Special:EditPage/Template:File sharing sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>What.CD</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Private_tracker" class="mw-redirect" title="Private tracker">private</a>, <a href="/wiki/Invitation_system" title="Invitation system">invitation-only</a> music <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent_tracker" title="BitTorrent tracker">BitTorrent tracker</a> and community launched in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-whatinterviewprep_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whatinterviewprep-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fc1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fc1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site was shut down on 17 November 2016, after French authorities seized the site's servers.<sup id="cite_ref-zataz-whatcd-shutdown_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zataz-whatcd-shutdown-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-torrentfreak-whatcd-shutdown_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-torrentfreak-whatcd-shutdown-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=What.CD&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>What.CD was founded on the day of <a href="/wiki/Oink%27s_Pink_Palace" title="Oink's Pink Palace">Oink's Pink Palace</a>'s closure in October 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-torrentfreak_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-torrentfreak-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2007, many site users received a <a href="/wiki/Hoax_email" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoax email">hoax email</a> purporting to be from the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> threatening to press charges for illegal downloads.<sup id="cite_ref-tf2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tf2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Recording_Industry_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Recording Industry Association">Canadian Recording Industry Association</a> asked now-defunct Moxie Colo, then What.CD's host, to take down several tracker sites, including What.CD. The company refused, saying, "We will not be following the request and will be fighting for the rights of our clients as—to date—laws in Canada protect them."<sup id="cite_ref-crunchgear_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-crunchgear-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October, the site released "The What CD Volume 2", a <a href="/wiki/Compilation_album" title="Compilation album">compilation album</a> of <a href="/wiki/Recording_artists" class="mw-redirect" title="Recording artists">artists</a> that contributed to the site. Earlier that year, the site released Volume One.<sup id="cite_ref-gear2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gear2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2008, What.CD and Open Your Eyes Records formed a partnership in which the record label would exclusively distribute new releases on the tracker.<sup id="cite_ref-record_label_team_up_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-record_label_team_up-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-td2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-td2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, <a href="/wiki/CNET.com" class="mw-redirect" title="CNET.com">CNET.com</a> reported that a teenage boy had gained access to playMPE.com (MPE meaning Music Protection by Encryption), an industry website used by <a href="/wiki/Music_label" class="mw-redirect" title="Music label">music labels</a> to share music with radio stations, by posing as an Australian music critic. He subsequently uploaded a number of unreleased albums to What.CD.<sup id="cite_ref-cnet1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnet1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2010, What.CD debuted a new lightweight tracker called "Ocelot". The lightweight tracker used only 3GB of RAM to power over five million peers.<sup id="cite_ref-ocelot_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ocelot-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2010, What.CD's collection reached one million torrents, a record for a private BitTorrent tracker.<sup id="cite_ref-1_million_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1_million-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout early 2014, the site was subject to a severe and prolonged <a href="/wiki/DDoS" class="mw-redirect" title="DDoS">DDoS</a> attack, causing intermittent tracker downtime and limiting many of the site's services.<sup id="cite_ref-ddos_attacks_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ddos_attacks-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shutdown">Shutdown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=What.CD&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Shutdown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 17 November 2016, French authorities seized 12 servers from the internet service provider <a href="/wiki/OVH" class="mw-redirect" title="OVH">OVH</a> in the north of France.<sup id="cite_ref-zataz-whatcd-shutdown_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zataz-whatcd-shutdown-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-theverge-whatcd-shutdown_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theverge-whatcd-shutdown-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, What.CD announced its closure on its index page and Twitter, saying, "Due to some recent events, What.CD is shutting down. We are not likely to return any time soon in our current form. All site and user data has been destroyed. So long, and thanks for all the fish," a reference to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy" title="The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy">The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</a></i>. The site's Twitter account later posted the tweet "Reports of our database being seized are not factual".<sup id="cite_ref-twitter_database_seizure_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twitter_database_seizure-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 18 November 2016, What.CD issued a statement about its shutdown, stating that its users and staff were safe, thanking all contributors and recommending that donations go to <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation" title="Electronic Frontier Foundation">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Quadrature_du_Net" title="La Quadrature du Net">La Quadrature du Net</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Initiative_f%C3%BCr_Netzfreiheit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Initiative für Netzfreiheit (page does not exist)">Initiative für Netzfreiheit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-twitter_goodbye_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twitter_goodbye-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2017, for What.CD's ten-year anniversary, former What.CD staff released a torrent containing the last backup of all non-user data from the site, saying that this message would "likely be the last".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leaks">Leaks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=What.CD&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Leaks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Radiohead" title="Radiohead">Radiohead</a> song "<a href="/wiki/These_Are_My_Twisted_Words" title="These Are My Twisted Words">These Are My Twisted Words</a>" was uploaded to the tracker on 12 August 2009. Fans speculated the song had been leaked by the band itself and contained hints to an upcoming <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">EP</a> entitled <i>Wall of Ice</i>. The song was released on 17 August 2009, on the band's website, similar to their release of <i><a href="/wiki/In_Rainbows" title="In Rainbows">In Rainbows</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pitchfork_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pitchfork-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>'s forensic tool, <a href="/wiki/Computer_Online_Forensic_Evidence_Extractor" title="Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor">Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor</a> (COFEE), was leaked on the site. Administrators later removed the software.<sup id="cite_ref-techdirt_cofee_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-techdirt_cofee-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The What.CD staff said of the removal: "Suddenly, we were forced to take a real look at the program, its source, and the potential impact on the site and security of our users and staff. And when we did, we didn't like what came of it. So, a decision was made. The torrent was removed (and it is not to be uploaded here again)."<sup id="cite_ref-sfgate_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfgate-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 November 2013, a What.CD user uploaded scans of three unpublished stories by American author <a href="/wiki/J._D._Salinger" title="J. D. Salinger">J. D. Salinger</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-torrentfreak-salinger_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-torrentfreak-salinger-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kennedy-salinger_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kennedy-salinger-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar to the response to the COFEE upload, an administrator removed the torrent.<sup id="cite_ref-kennedy-salinger_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kennedy-salinger-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=What.CD&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-whatinterviewprep-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-whatinterviewprep_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160826104836/https://www.whatinterviewprep.com/prepare-for-the-interview/">"What.CD Interview Preparation"</a>. whatinterviewprep.com. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 August</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pitchfork+Media&rft.atitle=Radiohead+Rumor+Mill+Steaming+Ahead%2C+Threatening+to+Devour+Entire+Internet&rft.date=2009-08-14&rft.au=Ryan+Dombal&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpitchfork.com%2Fnews%2F36225-radiohead-rumor-mill-steaming-ahead-threatening-to-devour-entire-internet%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWhat.CD" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-techdirt_cofee-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-techdirt_cofee_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091108/0808216846.shtml">"Microsoft's COFEE Computer Forensic Tools Leaked"</a>. 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