January 24, 2011

UPDATE: 50 DIDNT SHUT DOWN WORLDSTAR! BUT YAHOO MIGHT HAVE!


From: Miss Info

Audio: 50 Cent talks to Angie Martinez, Hot97….about the current site problems of Worldstar Hip Hop, and admits that contrary to his twitter-boasts, he didn’t actually shut down WSHH. But he does explain the tension between him and Worldstar is caused by an ongoing lawsuit. Fif says WSHH used his likeness on their site banner without permission and he thinks they promote negativity….which he says he’s no longer a fan of.
UPDATE: Q the owner of Worldstar also called in to respond to 50 Cent, and told Angie that the site’s problem has nothing to do with 50 Cent, the ongoing lawsuit, or therecent ICE takedowns of blogs. It’s a problem with his server. (now according to others, the problem may be a “level-5 take down” by Yahoo. As in, a complaint fromsomeone to Yahoo about a copyright infringement that then resulted in a freeze. *shrug*) Either way, it should have been apparent that this was not the same as the previous ICE seizures, because going to WSHH did not redirect you to a sign from the Federal government.
(thanks to DJ Juanyto/Hot97 for the speedy audio)

Doing our research here at BYC Promo, we see that WorldStar has a lock on the webiste....



   Domain Name: WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COM
   Registrar: MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE
   Whois Server: whois.melbourneit.com
   Referral URL: http://www.melbourneit.com
   Name Server: YNS1.YAHOO.COM
   Name Server: YNS2.YAHOO.COM
   Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Updated Date: 07-jul-2010
   Creation Date: 09-aug-2005
   Expiration Date: 09-aug-2011
clientTransferProhibited means you are not allowed to post to your site. This usually 
comes with copyright infringement. This is what was said with OnSmash, RapGodfathers, 
and all the sites that got shut down a few months ago. Stay tuned for more information 
as we get it....