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I always see sites that decide either they allow everything or they shut down. Why is obfuscation never an option? What if you had separate sites dedicated to
by tansey 16y ago
I always see sites that decide either they allow everything or they shut down. Why is obfuscation never an option?
What if you had separate sites dedicated to each of the following steps:
1. Start a bt site, advertised as a site for baking recipes. Seed the site with tons of existing videos on baking, to increase legitimacy.
2. Create a translator site for each baking-related keyword. For example, "muffins" = "Lost".
3. Write a browser plug-in that translates the baking site into the real torrent site.
Who would one sue then? Would it not work simply because the __AA would constantly request torrents to be taken down?
I know TPB has a political agenda, so they might not want to do this.. but sites like mininova could have.
- callahad 16y agoIt wouldn't work because the first site would still be facilitating copyright infringement, and thus still subject to legal pressure. Calling it by a code-name doesn't remove its copyright, nor does hiding it amongst legally redistributable torrents. Simply put, you'd sue everyone involved in the creation of that infrastructure. The second site and the guy who wrote the browser plugin may be able to escape unscathed, but the first site would be in exactly the same predicament as The Pirate Bay, Mininova, etc., except with the added bonus of trying to hide what they were doing. That wouldn't go over well in court.
- someone_here 16y agoThe hot plate bay
- zacharypinter 16y agoReminds me of the Napster pig latin stunts: http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/Mland_napster.htm http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/Mland_napster.htm Probably wouldn't last that long...