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I've always found it funny that piracy still totally exists on youtube, but the pirates just add obfuscation techniques to prevent immediate takedowns. Then yo
by spaceribs 9y ago
I've always found it funny that piracy still totally exists on youtube, but the pirates just add obfuscation techniques to prevent immediate takedowns.
Then you watch the "Important Videos" playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7XlqX4npddfrdpMCxBnNZXg2GFll7t5y https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7XlqX4npddfrdpMCxBnN...) and half the videos are taken down because the account had too many strikes. It's really sad.
- _jal 9y agoFunny in a terrible sort of way. The legacy copyright industry follows the same logic as various drug war participants - winning means a loss of leverage to ask for more power.
- ethbro 9y agoSame discrepancy between reality and rhetoric. Stated goal: eliminate all of a thing for moral reasons. Actual goal: eliminate the easiest majority of a thing for economic reasons.
- SoreGums 9y agoI've been tuning into an episode South Park, Family Guy, American Dad or The Simpsons LIVE recently. They look like straight torrent uploads so curious how they are getting around the filters... They have ads, so money must be being made for anyone to pursue this.