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]

History

aXXo first appeared in November 2005 on the message board "Darkside_RG".[4]

In November 2007, aXXo deleted all of their files released after September 7, 2006 from The Pirate Bay protesting that the site was allowing harassing comments to be added to their torrents by "possible members of MPAA".[2] While past aXXo torrents remained available on other torrent sites, uploads of new aXXo files stopped on November 11, 2007.[1][2] After an absence of four months aXXo returned to uploading, starting with the movie I Am Legend on March 9, 2008.[1][5][6]

On December 15, 2008, aXXo's thousandth movie upload, a copy of the Kiefer Sutherland horror film Mirrors, appeared on an Internet forum for the Darkside Release Group.[7]

On March 11, 2009, aXXo stopped uploading new files after releasing Punisher: War Zone. For a while, they logged into Mininova until the site switched to only hosting torrents that were Content Distribution free or torrents with no copyrights.[8]

On April 19, 2009 aXXo made their last known comment on message board "Darkside_RG", in response to rumors that they had stopped posting on Darkside_RG. They stated:

I can only say a big thank you for your appreciation mates, hope you all enjoy the darkside as much as you can My home is my beloved Darkside and as I've said so many times before on each of my torrents.... Be aware of bogus sites and lamers See ya.[9]

Format information

aXXo converted commercial DVD movies into approximately 700 MB .avi files which were then used to create a .torrent file that were uploaded to Bittorrent Trackers allowing the movie to be downloaded.[10] On file sharing websites, aXXo files attracted large followings with more than a million users downloading aXXo files each month.[11] Files released by aXXo followed the naming convention "Name.Of.Movie[year]DvDrip[Eng]-aXXo.avi",[12] where "DvDrip[Eng]" implied it was ripped from an English-language disc and "avi" referred to the resulting file format. The video was encoded according to the MPEG-4 ASP standard, compatible with the Xvid codec. The aXXo postings also carried a .nfo file about the movie and an attached text file that states, in part: "Be aware of bogus sites and lamers, download your aXXo files from aXXo accounts. Enjoy!"

Identity

In a purported interview of a person claiming to be aXXo, they described themselves as a single individual who has been ripping DVDs since they were a teenager.[1][11]

Imitators

Due to its popularity in the file sharing subculture, the pseudonym aXXo is falsely assumed by a variety of individuals and groups to mimic the source identity as a disguise for their own uploads on file sharing websites. A portion of such decoys is made available by a range of companies in the field of copyright enforcement, such as BayTSP, MediaDefender, or MediaSentry, with the aim of suing to make a profit. These faked files, or groups of files, would normally contain useless or potentially malicious data. The type of maliciously fake files include RAR format files that require the users to download a trojan disguised as a codec needed to view associated AVI format files. Other fake files encourage the users to register on dubious websites or require the users install the DomPlayer software. Fake files may also contain malware with the capability to send the IP address of the user's computer to a private server.[12][13] For years, aXXo has been warning followers to “beware of bogus sites and lamers” in the .nfo files which accompany their torrents.[14]

About a year after aXXo signed off in 2009, another user YIFY began uploading torrents and eventually launched its own website known as YTS.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rajiv. M (2008-05-29). "The Axxo effect". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ Walker, Tim (2008-12-29). "Scene stealer: The aXXo file". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  5. ^ Ernesto (2008-03-09). "The BitTorrent Legend Returns: I Am aXXo". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  6. ^ Techtree News Staff (2008-03-10). "Return of the "aXXo" Legend!". ITNation India. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  7. ^ Walker, Tim (2009-01-05). "Hunting aXXo – pirate king of the Torrents, enemy of Hollywood". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  8. ^ "Mininova limits its activities to Content Distribution service". Mininova. 26 November 2009. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Darkside_RG > Community Forums > General Discussions". Darkside Forum. 2009-04-19. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  10. ^ Cincotta, Katie (2007-07-12). "Going for a song". The Age. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  11. ^ a b Ernesto (2007-03-11). "Interview: aXXo, The Most Popular DVD Ripper on BitTorrent". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  12. ^ a b enigmax (2007-04-28). "aXXo Torrents Exploited by Malware Peddlers". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  13. ^ Ümit Öncel (2007-03-16). "Torrent'te sahte aXXo dosyaları furyası..." (in Turkish). Chip Online. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  14. ^ Ernesto (2009-06-08). "Fake aXXo Lures Users to Private Torrent Site". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  15. ^ M., Brian (2015-11-04). "YIFY: The rise and fall of the world's most prolific movie pirate". Engadget. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.

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