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Well I am sure you have read about the shutdown of Oink by the IFPI and BPI a few days back here on dailyApps. Well there were quite a lot of questions that raced through my mind and after spending endless hours on the Oink IRC, i could find a few answers to the questions that were literally burning my head. Here are a few answers that I lifted directly from the IRC logs from here.

I am posting the chat transcript for you all to read and ponder upon. If there any questions that you would like to ask hop on to irc://arrogant.xevion.net or email kman922002[at]gmail.com.

friggy :  you just get bailed for free?
OiNK : Yes

smartface :  does the paypal account have any funds on it ATM?
OiNK : it had some, and the account has been permanently limited
smartface : did they actually question you?
OiNK :  of course, for hours
OiNK : the police had very limited technical knowledge, which made the interview quite amusing actually.
OiNK :  i wasn’t willing to teach them how to use a computer
OiNK :  they actually wanted me to teach them how to set up a website
OiNK : i just told them to google it.
smartface : have you become a millionarie with our donations?
OiNK : no
smartface : are you planned for a trial anytime soon?
OiNK : the earliest date for trial is 26th december - though highly unlikely

Xenafor : IS YOUR FATHER OKAY AS WELL?
OiNK : my father is fine.
OiNK : my father was not arrested, though they did take his work laptop
Xenafor : Are you a vegetarian?
OiNK : yes.

apelure : what does the charges about fraud mean?
OiNK : i’ve not been charged …

Stormx2 : Everyone is first and foremost concerned for you and everything, but at the back of our minds (I think) we’re interested in what you think will happen the the pink palace. Obviously you won’t have a starring roll, but will the backups be destroyed?
OiNK : " why would backups be destroyed?

j2los : do you think at minimum the forums will be restored as a community for discussing music?
OiNK : i don’t know
j2los : do you think it is absurd that only now that the site has been taken down has it been deemed notable enough for a wikipedia article?
OiNK : i found that amusing, yes
OiNK : i’m glad the article is staying neutral

guildmast : Are there any plans for an official OiNK donations fund we can feel comfortable donating to?
OiNK : not yet

ftdrs : seriously though, what did they accuse you of?
OiNK : conspiracy to defraud and copyright infringements

maxdoubt : do you have/need legal representation?
OiNK : i’m still deciding on legal advice

Kevix : did you have any warning before hand that the knock open your door was coming?
OiNK : no

Yawg : did you anticipate a raid in the past? Did you take any precautions regarding site design and logs and whatnot to protect the community?
OiNK : the logs we store aren’t enough to inciminate users

Gl1mw0rm : are you still the rigtfull owner of the oink.cd domain?
OiNK : unclear

Barth : what about the recent security/privacy changes to the site and the irc? was that a coincidence or did you see something coming?
OiNK : coincidence

midnightgt : (without incriminating anyone) is there any copy of the source anywhere? Would you be in support of a second coming of the website? How do you think this reflects on the war on file sharing? (Certainly I do not feel like we are losing)
OiNK : sorry, no comment

ATF : did you get fired from work?
OiNK : yes

Well that answers a lot of questions I am sure. If you have been an OiNK user in the past please tell how it feels like when the site is no more. I am keeping my fingers crossed for sure. I am pretty much sure something like OiNK will come up somewhere soon.

Via IRC Logs