The industry had Napster, the first popular file-sharing service, closed down in 2001 (though it has since returned as a legal downloading service); a judge issued an injunction to prevent Napster continuing in business, on the grounds that it had failed to use its central servers to block users who broke the law.
The original service closed down earlier this year in response to those questions, but a number of anonymous groups resurrected the project, the most notable of which is probably Popcorntime.io, which added an optional VPN to its desktop service today.
The original Popcorn Time service closed down in 2014, but since then a number of anonymous entities have resurrected the project, including, for example, one that introduced their own VPN option.
According to Women's Aid between 2010 and 2014, 32 specialist refuge services closed down; 10 specialist domestic violence services across England closed between April and July 2014.
As the Plains have become depopulated, with social services closing down, conservationists, sportsmen and academics have developed a concept called the Buffalo Commons — an idea first proposed by the land-use specialists Frank and Deborah Popper.
Many services closed down as a result.
"There is no room service, no more maid service, and the housekeeping closes down".
Our service will close down if this isn't reversed".
Unlicensed streaming service Grooveshark closed down earlier this year after losing a copyright-infringement case brought by US labels.
Dockwra's scheme was so successful that he was prosecuted for infringing the state monopoly, and his service was closed down in November 1682, only to be reopened by the government.
