Mentions in press and media 6
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| Feb 7, 2013 | Iceland’s ‘MPAA’ Quits Facebook After 4 Days of Fail | There is a good reason why the MPAA and RIAA are not on Facebook. They would become cannon fodder, and every word they post would be carefully dissected by an angry mob. However, Iceland’s version of the MPAA didn’t get this memo and SMAIS ... |
| May 25, 2008 | BitTorrent Tracker Insider Infiltrates Anti-Piracy Lobby | Unnar first arranged a meeting with Snæbjörn SteingrÃmsson, the executive of SMÃÃS, about a month ago. He told Snæbjörn that he could provide details about the owners and administrators of the BitTorrent tracker, and said he was will... |
| May 10, 2008 | Victorious BitTorrent Tracker to Return | We conclude ‘court week’ at TorrentFreak with the happy news that torrent.is has remained victorious in its legal battles. At the end of March, we explained how the case was dismissed, saying it was likely the plaintiffs (the Icelandic movi... |
| Mar 28, 2008 | Iceland’s Largest BitTorrent Tracker Wins in Court | The case is a study in classic big business bullying. Like similar cases in the US, SMÃÃS complained to the court about alleged copyright infringement activities on the BitTorrent site, and got a preliminary injunction, blocking the site.... |
| Nov 27, 2007 | Iceland’s Largest BitTorrent Tracker Shut Down | Things are heating up in Iceland as they witness the first BitTorrent related lawsuit. Torrent.is, the largest BitTorrent tracker in the country has received a preliminary injunction which has effectively shut down the popular tracker. The ... |
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FAQ about SMAIS
What has the press written about SMAIS?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning SMAIS, among them “Iceland’s ‘MPAA’ Quits Facebook After 4 Days of Fail” (Feb 7, 2013) and “BitTorrent Tracker Insider Infiltrates Anti-Piracy Lobby” (May 25, 2008).
Is SMAIS still active?
SMAIS is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 21, 2014.