Mininova

Mininova was a website offering BitTorrent downloads. Mininova was once one of the largest sites offering torrents of copyrighted material, but in November 2009, following legal action in the Dutch courts, the site operators deleted all torrent files uploaded by regular users including torrents that enabled users to download copyrighted material.

Mininova B.V.
Screenshot of mininova.org home page
Type of businessBesloten Vennootschap (private limited liability company)
Type of site
Torrent directory and search engine
Available inEnglish
FoundedJanuary 2005 (2005-01)
DissolvedApril 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
HeadquartersNetherlands
Key peopleErik Dubbelboer
Niek van der Maas
Revenue€1.1 million in 2007 (before taxes and expenses)
Employees5
AdvertisingBanner / text ads
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedJanuary 19, 2005 (2005-01-19)
Current statusOffline

On April 4, 2017, Mininova shut down, saying that it had been running at a loss "for some years".

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