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At some point I hope the media conglomerates sue Google and lose. Long has it been the case where I can search "watch x [for free|online]" and Google will helpf

by Jach 9y ago

At some point I hope the media conglomerates sue Google and lose. Long has it been the case where I can search "watch x [for free|online]" and Google will helpfully point me to a site where I can do just that, no need to install torrent software or anything. The difference from a torrent/magnet link hosting site may just be one of broad vs specific searching purpose but is that enough to continuously keep Google clean and torrent sites dirty?

throwanem 9y ago
Do those sites actually show you content while they install your malware? I've never seen them do the former - only the latter, and that plenty.
- Jach 9y ago
  Yes, and they don't install malware. (At least, they've never infected me. But it's not like the media center PC is an unpatched Windows using IE and no adblocker. That'd be the honeypot (if I had one).)
  - throwanem 9y ago
    Now I think about it, I haven't looked at them since Flash was a thing. Maybe they've improved in the interim.
- ashark 9y ago
  Yep. Watched the third Hobbit movie that way (because, after the first two, I was only watching it to satisfy morbid curiosity) I think youtube-dl even supports some of them, which would avoid the malware issue. Mining its supported sites list might be fruitful.
rakoo 9y ago
That's because the facts have shown us that when it's about IP, it doesn't matter whether you're right or wrong: - either you have no money at all, and you'll probably get a pass - or you have some money, and you'll get sued until all that money goes into the rights-holders' pockets or your lawyers' pockets, whichever comes first - or you have a fricking huge amount of money, so much that you can withstand any amount of trial thrown at you and probably come out victorious in the long run It's an attrition fight, and Google is the clear dominant fighter in the arena

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At some point I hope the media conglomerates sue Google and lose. Long has it been the case where I can search "watch x [for free|online]" and Google will helpf

by Jach 9y ago

throwanem 9y ago
Do those sites actually show you content while they install your malware? I've never seen them do the former - only the latter, and that plenty.
- Jach 9y ago
  Yes, and they don't install malware. (At least, they've never infected me. But it's not like the media center PC is an unpatched Windows using IE and no adblocker. That'd be the honeypot (if I had one).)
  - throwanem 9y ago
    Now I think about it, I haven't looked at them since Flash was a thing. Maybe they've improved in the interim.
- ashark 9y ago
  Yep. Watched the third Hobbit movie that way (because, after the first two, I was only watching it to satisfy morbid curiosity) I think youtube-dl even supports some of them, which would avoid the malware issue. Mining its supported sites list might be fruitful.
rakoo 9y ago
That's because the facts have shown us that when it's about IP, it doesn't matter whether you're right or wrong: - either you have no money at all, and you'll probably get a pass - or you have some money, and you'll get sued until all that money goes into the rights-holders' pockets or your lawyers' pockets, whichever comes first - or you have a fricking huge amount of money, so much that you can withstand any amount of trial thrown at you and probably come out victorious in the long run It's an attrition fight, and Google is the clear dominant fighter in the arena