MVGroup

MVGroup is a BitTorrent tracker and file sharing community that specializes in the distribution of educational media, especially documentaries. MVGroup was established in 2002[2] by "Merrin" and "DarkRain" (Vittorio in those days, hence MVGroup) as a DVD-ripping-and-distributing group for the eDonkey file-sharing network, and the group continues to distribute DVD rips and TV rips on both eDonkey and BitTorrent. It has continued to function since its establishment, except for a short-lived April 2008 outage caused by an error from an anti-piracy group.[3]

MVGroup
Type of site
Torrent index
Ownerunknown
Created byMerrin (deceased), DarkRain
Revenueself-funded / donations
URLmvgroup.org
Alexa rank 29,986 (November 2017)[1]
RegistrationFree
Launched2002

On May 5, 2008, "Merrin", the co-founder of the tracker died of Alcohol abuse health problems at the age of 31.[4] By the time of his death, MVGroup had gained over 150,000 members, and has continued to set itself apart from larger trackers, such as The Pirate Bay, by focusing on documentaries and educational material only.

See also

References
  1. "Mvgroup.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. Cory Higgins (2005-03-27). "MVGroup: An Education in File Sharing". Slyck.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. enigmax (2008-04-22). "Anti-Piracy Blunder Shuts Down BitTorrent Tracker". TorrentFreak.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  4. enigmax; eazbak (2008-05-13). "BitTorrent Community Mourns as Tracker Founder Passes Away". TorrentFreak.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
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