Last month we wrote about Chinese authorities’ takedown of two websites suspected of distributing pirated films and television programs. One of them, YYeTs, is now back up, but the other, Silu HD, is gone for good and apparently its creators might be in even bigger trouble than we originally thought.
A new report in the Beijing Times quotes police as saying that in their investigation of Silu HD following its takedown, they found not only 22,296 instances of IP violation, but also that the site was hosting what the article calls “obscene pornographic films.” We’re not sure whether those are any worse than regular pornographic films, but since any kind of porn is illegal in China, the folks behind the site are likely in a lot more trouble for this than the piracy aspect.
Interestingly, it seems the site was mostly hosting quasi-historical-themed pornography from the 1970s, as the two titles mentioned specifically in the article are The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1976) and Caligula (1979). These films and a few others were deemed to be pornographic “after police appraisal,” and we imagine that police are currently combing through the rest of Silu HD’s catalogue in search of other films to, ahem, appraise.
Double-entendres aside, the news that Silu HD was hosting pornography ensures that “China’s first HD video portal” (as the site billed itself) is dead for good. YYeTs may have survived the crackdown, but apparently Silu HD’s apparent affinity for 1970s pornography has ensured the site will definitely not be coming back online.
(Beijing Times via Sina Tech)
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