Comments on: DivX Shuts Down Popular Piracy Site Stage6

By: Aeon

Aeon — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:35:35 +0000

Keep up to date with developments on Stage6 and DivX and catch up with stage6 members at The Stage6 Community Forum
http://stage6.forumer.com

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:36:05 +0000

Its too bad Stage6 didn’t consider charging a membership. With that 17.4million monthly users they talk about, I’m sure many of those people would pay a bit.. I’d pay $50/year or so if I had unlimited access. So if 1 million people paid, thats 50million a year on income and that doesn’t include what they make on divxplayer sales and advertising.. Who the heck is running the show? they need to hire some people..

By: another voice

another voice — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:48:01 +0000

Well, now that we’ve cried our eyes out and the truth once more has been squashed. (there were some great documentaries) What now? Any other sites in all the million of sites on the internet — don’t tell me that’s all we can expect — I gues if it isn’t rubber stamped. . .

By: A person

A person — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:58:53 +0000

Veoh can’t top stage6 stage6 is awesome no other video website can replace stage6 it’s impossible. Can they just join some rich company or something. I don’t want stage6 shut down my life is meaningless without stage6

By: Some_Guy

Some_Guy — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:13:40 +0000

I can’t believe it. They even had Phillipino movies there! Lost in space episodes, Speed Racer, what the f^%k, where am I gonna find that s($t any where else, huh, for Christs sake. You corporate cash mongers can suck my n%&s. From where I’m standing Stage 6 is like the biggest hero I know right now. God!, feel my grief people!

By: ato_blade

ato_blade — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:39:54 +0000

Hey all just like to point you in the direction of the only place left on the net with the lastest divx streaming movies and tv shows!

http://www.ninjavideo.net/

By: Owen 3

Owen 3 — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:28:12 +0000

“DivX Shuts Down Popular Piracy Site”? Nice to see some bias (or bitterness) creep in to a “story”. Stage 6 isn’t known as a pirate site. Piratebay is. Stage filters weren’t the best, but to title your little tidbit (not what you think)”DivX Shuts Down Popular Piracy Site”, goes to show how uninformed you are, or just plain stupid.

By: BOiNG

BOiNG — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:22:08 +0000

Stage 6 was NOT a “Piracy Site”
That just shows how uninformed the article writer is.
It’s as much a “Piracy site” as YouTube is.
Some people try and upload copyrighted material to both and it takes time for the site owners to find it and take it down, but just because of that, doesn’t make it a site about piracy.

Totally uninformed article.

By: snjflame

snjflame — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:33:09 +0000

SAVE STAGE6 | Come Here !
http://www.savestage6.com/

By: snjflame

snjflame — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:21:48 +0000

Stage6 is still breathing,
some user profiles still availeble to view, but can’t stream the videos.

http://www.goog...amp;btnG=Search

By: David

David — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:12:53 +0000

Very odd ..
I thought Google was going to buy Stage6 for $25 mil ?
What happened to that ?
/\//\/

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:06:40 +0000

You can’t stop progress and another HQ hosting site is bound to be up and running very soon to take their place. OVGuide has a list of 1000’s of video sites that use other providers besides stage6. The demand for HQ hosting is simply too high and a new economic model that works will exist out of necessity.

By: Charles Nordlund

Charles Nordlund — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:26:42 +0000

I, for one, am getting extremely tired of anything that you CAN use illegally being labelled as illegal. I mean, what’s next? Is my Linux box going to be illegal because I COULD use it for hacking (oh, and I didn’t pay for it, so it must be illegal as well)?

There were TONS of independent and amateur filmmakers that used Stage6 as a very viable means to distribute their content to millions of viewers. Do you honestly think they would have ever gotten their films out to so many people if they (the filmmakers) had relied entirely on the existing film industry’s distribution, or what copies they could give out at a film festival? Or worse yet, depending on either the horrible quality of YouTube or the crappy player application and time limits of Veoh? Stage6 was the ONLY high-quality streaming video site that ALSO played quickly and easily in your web browser.

The very title of this article says that techcrunch.com is NOT a legitimate news site, and is more akin to the tabloids like The National Enquirer than anything else.

I do thank you for making this clear before I wasted any more recommendations. Instead, I will now be actively turning people AWAY from here, and in my line of work I have the opportunity to recommend websites to a lot of people every month.

Spread the word that techcrunch is a biased and sensationalist publication!

Or you (techcrunch) could change the article title and/or fire the horrible writer that thought that would be a good idea. Do you understand the concept of libel? If you represent a publicly traded company’s multi-million dollar asset as an illegal service–something this title does in spades, not only libeling Stage6 as an illegal pirate website, but suggesting that DivX, Inc. also supports piracy–you are opening yourself up to a libel suit.

But beyond any legal concerns, you should be ashamed of yourselves: ashamed of printing such a patently false title, ashamed of letting sensationalism take the place of good factual reporting, and ashamed of adding to the misconceptions regarding online video publishing.

I don’t even LIKE DivX! I hope their company burns in the lowest reaches of Wall Street hell for so cavalierly and stupidly shutting down the Stage6 site; not only was it a great resource (that many poeple would have gladly PAID for) that allowed independent filmmakers get their videos out there, but it was the single biggest promoter of DivX technology. And if someone like me who doesn’t even LIKE the company anymore gets so upset about how this article represents a fantastic site, imagine how many dedicated DivX supporters are going to get pissed and spread the word about your site.

If the gross misrepresentation and libel in this article title does not prompt you to show some integrity and change or takedown this article, the FACT that this IS going to hurt your credibility should prompt some action or rectraction on your part. I understand that backing down too much can dilute your value as well, but leaving such a gross violation of law, integrity, and common sense up on your website will hurt more in this case.

By: Jose

Jose — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:26:34 +0000

stage 6 please come back!!!

By: slaight

slaight — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:57:36 +0000

What next? I would say that dailymovie is way much more pirate site than stage6 ever was.. or will they say that program called “Miro” is soon illegal too haha, becose with “Miro” you can set it to download youtube or any other website movies that are listed there.. yeah, it “full fills” pirate standards, and those are nowdays that you can download something FREE -.-

By: slaight

slaight — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:54:14 +0000

damn, I loved the website. The picture quality was very amayzing, and only with streaming the media I could watch all kind of stuff that would normaly require days of waiting.. I miss it.. damn, I wish youtube or something like that would have bought it – just to know it would be in good hands.. :/

By: Jango

Jango — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:00:35 +0000

Its a crying shame that one of the best platforms out there for budding directors is gone! I really enjoyed the short films aired (is that the right word) on stage6 such as ‘The shoe tree’, ‘Grief assurance’ and some very high quality HD Timelapse videos and some great animations by budding animators. It proved anyone with a camera could create great movies and it doesnt take a Spielberg to do it. So long stage-6, I guess the existing bandwidth wasnt enough for you unfortunately. Will always miss you !

By: Gerry

Gerry — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:53:41 +0000

> DivX Shuts Down Popular Piracy Site Stage6

What an asshole title. Stage6 was the best video site out there not only because of it’s high def content but because of the quality of it’s indy content. There were so many budding directors who used that service to distribute their indy movies and shows.

You are a fool if you think the main attraction of the site was piracy, as you pointed out, such links were constantly taken down very soon after being put up. If you want high def pirated content you just have to go to a bloody torrent site. Stage6 was soo much more than that, where you really that blind?

By: John S.

John S. — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:33:38 +0000

I am sure the shutdown of Stage6 is just a commercial gimmick.
With all the press over it’s demise, be assured they or someone like them will return with more DivX content.
In the meantime, you should not be concerned as there is another source you can turn to to get great quality movie videos on your computer.
It is Netflix Instant watch, yes Netflix.
For a minimal monthly subscribsion you can get unlimited instant viewing, plus have other DVD movies mailed to your house (I am a 3 video customer paying $18./month).
I can now watch current High Quality movies on my 60″ Plasma TV through my computer (not HD).
I think the Netflix picture quality is better than DivX.
They say they have a library of over 6000 new and old movies to choose from.
Last night I streamed the new 2007 Academy Award winning movie “La vie en Rose”, and it was great.
BTW, I do not work for Netflix.
The only thing with Netflix is you cannot save the movies, you must watch them streaming to your computer.
I have a fast cable service so I would imagine that anything slower than cable might be a streaming problem.
Until another DivX site returns, try it, you will be suprised.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:06:17 +0000

RIP Stage6. My take on the reason why they’re shutting down is because of that big lawsuit they were slapped with by Universal. Copy right infringements & all. I thought when I initially discovered Stage6. That this experiment was too good to be true in terms of free movies and all. And that their operation couldn’t sustain itself in the long run. Not as far as Blockbuster Video, Hollywood Video, the movie theater conglomerates, etc were competing in the same so called “free market”. I think the idea that people can get access to free movies on the internet didn’t appeal to competing companies like Blockbuster, Hollywood, etc very well. I don’t know, that’s my spin on this whole thing. But Stage6 will be sorely missed.

By: FVB > Stage6 Killed so DivX Could Thrive?

FVB > Stage6 Killed so DivX Could Thrive? — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:15:21 +0000

FVB > Stage6 Killed so DivX Could Thrive?…

I’m guessing deal negotiations also broke down when new investors wanted reps & warranties about copyright liability….

By: Mike Bee

Mike Bee — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:02:05 +0000

I was a member of Stage6 for six months and posted over 150 videos… obscure music stuff from the early eighties which you are unlikely to see anywhere else.

I am pretty upset about what’s happened with Stage6, it’s taken months to compile my site and I would’ve been happy to pay – I’ve been spending $50 a month just on bandwidth.

It’s like part of my house has just burnt down.

By: Rain

Rain — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:06:03 +0000

Thanks for sharing the other video sites people, that’ll help. But re-stage6, I really don’t get why they didn’t appeal to the members of the site, and to the viewers who weren’t yet members like I was. I signed up so I could voice my opinion…but also to download those things I could while I could as yeah the quality of DivX is fantastic. I’m likely going to buy the pro-version of the player.

Can anyone tell me of a way to translate speech or subtitles of a movie/vid/anime into the language of one’s choice? I think there exist such things but I can’t remember what they’re called, or who makes them. I’ll ask this q on stage6 forums as well.

By: Pierre Col | UbicMedia

Pierre Col | UbicMedia — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:08:31 +0000

It appears now as an evidence: the diffusion of “full HD” (720 or 1080 pixel
height by 1280 or 1920 pixel width in 16/9 format, with 24 fps with a bitrate ranging from 8 to 30 MB/s) on the Internet will not be done with basic streaming or regular downloading (even with the help of CDNs like Akamai, Limewire etc) for cost issues.

The diffusion of HD, and the online availability of huge catalogues of movies today available in SD but not yet released will force
the content providers to us peer-to-peer technologies, or other smartly distributed systems allowing to globally optimize the une of IP bandwidth available worldwide. That is exactly the reason why BitTorrent or Mininova have launched their “low cost P2P CDN” offers.

PS : a very bright showcase of “Full HD” movie (87 MB for 11 s) shot with a professional digital movie camera … available trhu regular download:
http://red.cach...kgirls1080p.mov
as well as P2P, for lowering the cost:
http://torrents...80p.mov.torrent

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:28:49 +0000

Oh dang. That sucks. The videos on Stage6 were great.