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The notice points out that they provide source / code functionality in the form of their scrapers and providers that take magnet/torrent links from the usualy s

The notice points out that they provide source / code functionality in the form of their scrapers and providers that take magnet/torrent links from the usualy suspects of sources This goes back to the whole linking to infringing content is infringement, especially when the main purpose of the site / aggregator is to infringe The popcorn time name, brand and project has been steadily dying in any case - I found out a few months ago that a friend purchased a $60 a year VPN because popcorn time told him he needed it (that's the revenue model for the developers). Turns out they charged his card for close to $180

lettergram 6y ago
Your friend probably signed up for 3x years. Also I use magnet links to download drivers and OS’s all the time. It’s not illegal, although it could be used as such - at least the same way a website can. Shall we start DCMAing chromium or Firefox? Obviously, you can use the web browser for nefarious purposes.
- wp381640 6y ago
  > Shall we start DCMAing chromium or Firefox? If Chromium or Firefox set their default homepages to 1337x or eztv and tied their search box into their results you'd bet they'd also get an DMCA notice Google remove the links from _search results_
  - grizzles 6y ago
    No they don't. Literally the first thing I tried had a link to 1337x: https://www.google.com/search?q=bc6dbb81c1218cb19c54cafc3ebd4db0b6a721be https://www.google.com/search?q=bc6dbb81c1218cb19c54cafc3ebd...
    - wp381640 6y ago
      your own example has a link to the lumen db with a list of DMCA takedowns against that search ... the third one has 11 different links to 1337x https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/20184101 https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/20184101
  - gsich 6y ago
    ddg doesn't.
michaelmrose 6y ago
The business model of virtually every web property in existence is to sell you crap you don't need and would probably be better off without. It's an attempt to hack your brain into confusing familiarity with value. Your friend is easily manipulated and is a prime candidate for an ad blocker. As silly as it is to sign up to pay multiple years in advance if he is actually using a site where he pirates movies he actually DOES need a VPN and 180 dollars for 3 years is only 5 usd a month which is relatively standard.
- toyg 6y ago
  The business model of virtually every business is to sell you crap you don’t need - starting from most of the food industry and going all the way to cars and clothing.
- koheripbal 6y ago
  You might be lost. This site is for adults with intelligent comments.

lettergram 6y ago

Your friend probably signed up for 3x years. Also I use magnet links to download drivers and OS’s all the time. It’s not illegal, although it could be used as such - at least the same way a website can. Shall we start DCMAing chromium or Firefox? Obviously, you can use the web browser for nefarious purposes.

wp381640 6y ago
> Shall we start DCMAing chromium or Firefox? If Chromium or Firefox set their default homepages to 1337x or eztv and tied their search box into their results you'd bet they'd also get an DMCA notice Google remove the links from _search results_
- grizzles 6y ago
  No they don't. Literally the first thing I tried had a link to 1337x: https://www.google.com/search?q=bc6dbb81c1218cb19c54cafc3ebd4db0b6a721be https://www.google.com/search?q=bc6dbb81c1218cb19c54cafc3ebd...
  - wp381640 6y ago
    your own example has a link to the lumen db with a list of DMCA takedowns against that search ... the third one has 11 different links to 1337x https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/20184101 https://www.lumendatabase.org/notices/20184101
- gsich 6y ago
  ddg doesn't.

michaelmrose 6y ago

The business model of virtually every web property in existence is to sell you crap you don't need and would probably be better off without. It's an attempt to hack your brain into confusing familiarity with value. Your friend is easily manipulated and is a prime candidate for an ad blocker. As silly as it is to sign up to pay multiple years in advance if he is actually using a site where he pirates movies he actually DOES need a VPN and 180 dollars for 3 years is only 5 usd a month which is relatively standard.

toyg 6y ago
The business model of virtually every business is to sell you crap you don’t need - starting from most of the food industry and going all the way to cars and clothing.
koheripbal 6y ago
You might be lost. This site is for adults with intelligent comments.