MVGroup

Infobox Website
name = MVGroup
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caption = "An education in p2p"
url =http://mvgroup.org/
type = Torrent index
registration = Free
owner = unknown
author = Merrin (deceased), DarkRain
launch date = 2002
current status = Active
revenue = self-funded / donations

MVGroup is a BitTorrent tracker and file sharing community that specializes in the distribution of educational media, especially documentaries. MVGroup was established in 2002 [cite news
last = Cory Higgins
first =
coauthors =
title = MVGroup: An Education in File Sharing
work =
pages =
language = English
publisher = Slyck.com
date=2005-03-27
url = http://www.slyck.com/story722_MVGroup_An_Education_in_File_Sharing
accessdate = 2008-05-14] 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 functioning since its establishment except for a short-lived April 2008 outage caused by an error by an anti-piracy group. [cite news
last = enigmax
first =
coauthors =
title = Anti-Piracy Blunder Shuts Down BitTorrent Tracker
work =
pages =
language = English
publisher = TorrentFreak.com
date=2008-04-22
url = http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-blunder-shuts-down-bittorrent-tracker-080422/
accessdate = 2008-05-14]

On May 5, 2008, "Merrin", the co-founder of the tracker died of undisclosed long-term health problems at the age of 31. [cite news
last = enigmax
first =
coauthors = eazbak
title = BitTorrent Community Mourns as Tracker Founder Passes Away
work =
pages =
language = English
publisher = TorrentFreak.com
date=2008-05-13
url = http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-community-mourns-as-tracker-founder-passes-away-080513/
accessdate = 2008-05-14] 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 SuprNova and The Pirate Bay, by focusing on educational material.

References

External links

* [http://www.mvgroup.org/ MVGroup]
* [http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Main_Page DocuWiki]