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People will freak out about this, but I'm not worried. Search has this whack-a-mole find-the-pointer-to-the-pointer problem where unless you're going to up the
by 3pt14159 5y ago
People will freak out about this, but I'm not worried. Search has this whack-a-mole find-the-pointer-to-the-pointer problem where unless you're going to up the state control at China levels it's essentially pointless.
If you can't find the torrent site, you Google enough to find a community that will link to it. If you can't, you ask on Twitter. Etc. Etc. It's never going to stop someone determined. Credible threats of jail-time may, but these minor changes by Google and others aren't going to change anything important.
- fortyseven 5y agoThe anti-piracy crowd is big on "speed bumps". They know they can't stop piracy, but they can make it a pain in the ass and hope you'll get frustrated and give up.
- jonathanstrange 5y agoThey're unlikely to succeed, though. They've been trying for decades and it's still easier to pirate most content than it is to buy or rent it.