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LokiTorrent
LokiTorrent was a BitTorrent indexing service operated by Edward Webber (''"Lowkee"'') from 2004 until 2005. The domain name was originally registered on 24 February 2004.〔Date based on information from the WHOIS record available at http://whois.domaintools.com/LokiTorrent.com as of 12 August 2006.〕
In the beginning, LokiTorrent had been one of the least trafficked torrent sites, with operations like Suprnova.org leading the pack at the time. However, LokiTorrent gained international attention when it refused to comply〔(LokiTorrent fights MPAA legal attack )〕 with cease and desist orders〔(MPAA targets core BitTorrent, eDonkey users )〕 sent out on 14 December 2004 by the MPAA. These same orders had caused dozens of other much larger sites, including SuprNova, to disappear overnight.〔(BitTorrent file-swapping networks face crisis )〕
Webber began a drive to raise money to fight the MPAA in court, and over a couple of months, had accrued in excess of $40,000 in sheer member donations. The site peaked at 680,000 active registered members, and dealt with 1.8 million hits per day.
== Attempt to sell domain ==
The domain for LokiTorrent was discovered for sale on US Netco Sedo on 27 January 2005,〔('Brave' BitTorrent hub coyly looks for suitors )〕〔(LokiTorrent.com for sale at Sedo )〕 and Webber fell under heavy scrutiny by the online forum community. Webber claimed to be "testing the waters", just to see what such a popular site would be worth. Webber is quoted as typing the following as to what price he would sell the domain for: ''"If some guy offers me $75K for the domain name, he's more than welcome to it, and I'll simply move the site to a different domain. Selling the entire site will never happen. I have way too much of myself in this site to sell it for any price (well, 2 million could get me to part with it, lol.. but let's live in reality).〔(lokitorrent.com 2005-02-09 archive ) archive.org copy of from 2005-02-09〕
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