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This illustrates just how hard it is to stay anonymous while conducting commerce. Ie. the pirate bay has been de-anonymized across several political jurisdictio
by josho 6y ago
This illustrates just how hard it is to stay anonymous while conducting commerce. Ie. the pirate bay has been de-anonymized across several political jurisdictions and is one VPN bug or compromise away from being exposed and being shutdown again.
And is interesting to contrast to how seemingly easy it is for the wealthy (people and corporations) to Legally hide their wealth to minimize their taxes.
It’s telling who really has the power.
- toyg 6y ago> is one VPN bug or compromise away from being exposed You assume they use one vpn, after the sort of attack they suffered in the past? That's naïve. TPB, by now, is likely a marvel of security engineering. They've definitely put too much trust in legal systems in the past, but I bet they won't make that mistake again.
- latchkey 6y agoIt would be neat if they could document their setup so that others could benefit and replicate it, but in doing so, that would likely expose them.
- Fezzik 6y agoLet’s be honest, The Pirate Bay exists and is primarily used to illegally download porn, movies, video games, and other software. You can try to sugar coat what PB can theoretically be used for, but that’s not what it is actually used for. A fraction of a fraction of the data transactions that originate from the PB are for “conducting commerce”. I have no idea what that has to do with people legally following tax codes in multiple jurisdictions for their own financial gain... that just seems smart. Edit, to add: given what the PB is generally used for, people should not be surprised that content creators are hiring people to try to disrupt its existence.
- prophesi 6y agoIt's an odd time to tackle PB for these issues, however. The convenience of streaming services is well worth the cost to most people. Credential sharing is likely a much bigger issue for these markets.
- Santosh83 6y agoContinuous monitoring via FaceID FTW...
- kgwxd 6y agoJust because it's illegal, doesn't mean it's wrong.
- Yc4win 6y agoJust like a lot of other life pleasures ;) Remember, it's only external, artificial entities who say something is illegal for you. And often they do not have your best interest at heart. Therefore, live life the way you want to as long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others. A true libertarian society would be Heaven on Earth.
- floatboth 6y agoHuh? I would assume that "conducting commerce" means TPB selling ad space..
- sixothree 6y agoI have Netflix, Youtube TV, Tivo with OTA, Amazon Prime, Apple TV (from new iphone). I have no problem acquiring new subscriptions. I still grab stuff off TPB just because it's easier, faster, and more convenient. I cannot stand this cluster-f of gimped interfaces (eg. youtube on pretty much any device), dangling boxes, remote controls, and hdmi switches. I don't have time for all that crap. TPB downloads appear right at the top of the list of my primary device. I don't mind paying. But we have to admit television is a mess right now and tpb fixes that mess. edit: obvious caveat I'm sure many people on tpb are pirate
- Fezzik 6y agoI 100% agree and am in the same boat - I have many subscriptions and still use TPB at least weekly. I’m just not surprised when I hear that big corps are actively trying to dismantle TPB, nor do I think they are doing anything untoward in actively trying to protect their IP and profit from their media. I wish they would put that money and energy into making their products better and more accessible even when I am trying to pay for them, but that’s just my view. I try to give my money away to watch a number of Euro soccer leagues and nobody will take it. So I pirate all those streams.
- lobster45 6y agoTry newline or vanced on Android. They are frontend apps for YouTube that resolve most of the issues
- Forbo 6y agoMinor correction, it's "NewPipe".
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- esarbe 6y agoBah. The powers that be are abusing their influence over the legislative to completely pervert the original intent of the copyright system. I have not problem whatsoever with TPB existing and applaud its continued presence on the web. I guess with "Content creators" you mean the multinational corporations that bind the artists, rob them of their creations and strip them of their ability to ever be able to make money from their art?
- finlkefinlke 6y agoIf you don't approve of copyright extensions, you're free to limit yourself to pirating only things produced before 1970. If you don't approve of the publishers holding copyright, you're free to just boycott them...and pirate nothing. You don't meed to watch/play/read whatever it is they've "robbed" from artists. Instead, you help yourself to the artists' work without paying anybody a dime. And you want to spin that as some sort of moral victory over evil corpos? You're no different from the "multinational corporations" you pretend to deride, you place no value in artist's work and will gleefully take it for free while wrapping your head in half-remembered editorial anecdotes about the evils of copyright.
- grawprog 6y ago>illegally download porn People use torrents to download porn? Actually? Why? Why would someone spend the time to torrent porn when there's a bajillion instantaneous free ways of seeing porn?
- azangru 6y agoNot all porn is equal, I guess?
- ta17711771 6y agoQuality, niche, continuity of collection after legal/moral societal changes.
- Viliam1234 6y ago> Let’s be honest, The Pirate Bay exists and is primarily used to illegally download porn The plebs have digital porn, the rich have Epstein's phone number. A lot of resources is spent investigating the former...
- vangelis 6y agoOnce you stop trying to shove DRM into everything, maybe people will pirate less.