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It's amazing they don't get that they can't block the site by blocking the domain name, and that it will come back under a new domain each time.

mr_spothawk 9y ago
at some point, you'd hope that the enforcers would grow the Dignity to stop responding to the Boss's un-achievable orders.
- craftyguy 9y ago
  On the other hand, it's great job security for them, knowing that what they've been asked to do is temporary and they'll be needed to do it again soon.
- vkou 9y ago
  Criminals keep doing crime, we may as well stop all police efforts. I mean, say what you will about the morality of running a website dedicated to torrenting films and pornography, but policing will always be a game of whack-a-mole.
  - cdancette 9y ago
    Yeah but blocking domain names is just pointless. They should go after the guys who run the site, or other things. I'm sure they can find way more effective means to stop pirate sites
    - vkou 9y ago
      > They should go after the guys who run the site, or other things. They do. [1] [2] [1] https://www.google.com/search?q=pirate+bay+arrests&oq=pirate+bay+arrests&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.1934j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=pirate+bay+arrests&oq=pirate... [2] https://www.google.com/search?q=pirate+bay+raid&oq=pirate+bay+raid&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l5.1471j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=pirate+bay+raid&oq=pirate+ba...
jstarfish 9y ago
It does take time and effort to find the new one though, and if that isn't enough to dissuade continued piracy, there are plenty of impostors that always arise serving fake files and real malware that act as a follow-on deterrent. Nothing's going to stop a teenager with no income and unlimited time from seeking out the new iteration, but when it's easy and obvious enough for my tech-illiterate and impatient mother-in-law to pirate movies, any action taken to rock the boat (domain seizures, C&Ds to subscribers, etc.) does have an impact.
- Feniks 9y ago
  Any time my mom wants an eBook I pirate it for her. Takes me 5 minutes. Those of us who know how to computer need to help those who don't.

mr_spothawk 9y ago

at some point, you'd hope that the enforcers would grow the Dignity to stop responding to the Boss's un-achievable orders.

craftyguy 9y ago
On the other hand, it's great job security for them, knowing that what they've been asked to do is temporary and they'll be needed to do it again soon.
vkou 9y ago
Criminals keep doing crime, we may as well stop all police efforts. I mean, say what you will about the morality of running a website dedicated to torrenting films and pornography, but policing will always be a game of whack-a-mole.
- cdancette 9y ago
  Yeah but blocking domain names is just pointless. They should go after the guys who run the site, or other things. I'm sure they can find way more effective means to stop pirate sites
  - vkou 9y ago
    > They should go after the guys who run the site, or other things. They do. [1] [2] [1] https://www.google.com/search?q=pirate+bay+arrests&oq=pirate+bay+arrests&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.1934j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=pirate+bay+arrests&oq=pirate... [2] https://www.google.com/search?q=pirate+bay+raid&oq=pirate+bay+raid&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l5.1471j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=pirate+bay+raid&oq=pirate+ba...

jstarfish 9y ago

It does take time and effort to find the new one though, and if that isn't enough to dissuade continued piracy, there are plenty of impostors that always arise serving fake files and real malware that act as a follow-on deterrent. Nothing's going to stop a teenager with no income and unlimited time from seeking out the new iteration, but when it's easy and obvious enough for my tech-illiterate and impatient mother-in-law to pirate movies, any action taken to rock the boat (domain seizures, C&Ds to subscribers, etc.) does have an impact.

Feniks 9y ago
Any time my mom wants an eBook I pirate it for her. Takes me 5 minutes. Those of us who know how to computer need to help those who don't.