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Torrenting a reencode seems reasonable but for some releases I liked buying the blu ray because my internet speed isn't great.

washadjeffmad 5y ago
This is how I first ended up with an inexpensive disk shelf on 6.5Mbps ADSL. Similar constraints, different solutions.
bayindirh 5y ago
I use put.io. It's a web service which downloads, seeds and stores your torrents. It also converts, streams, finds subtitles for movies and similar stuff. Also allows for you to download the file if you want. Moreover, it can follow RSS feeds for automated downloads, and has plethora of other features. [0]: https://put.io https://put.io
- creamytaco 5y ago
  Not very wise to export your (assumed) copyright-infringing activity over to a third party that has complete records of who you are. Folks have been sued for less.
  - rosndo 5y ago
    Except, realistically, nobody actually gets sued for torrenting.
    - Operyl 5y ago
      Only takes a few to make an example.
    - ghusbands 5y ago
      Plenty of individuals have had significant penalty for torrenting, including settlements [1] (search for singapore), and being blocked from accessing the internet [2]. The RIAA also sued a large number of individuals in the US [3]. And that's apart from the large number of companies that have been sued for supporting torrents. So, yes, people easily could be sued for torrenting and plenty of people have suffered significant penalty. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_BitTorrent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_BitTorrent [2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-39961502 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-39961502 [3] https://www.eff.org/wp/riaa-v-people-five-years-later https://www.eff.org/wp/riaa-v-people-five-years-later
      - rosndo 5y ago
        Yeah, a decade+ ago back when MAFIAA was still experimenting with those tactics. FWIW almost all the people listed on your wiki page were tracker operators, but I am aware that there have been a few exceptions.
        iforgotpassword 5y ago
        No, there age big exceptions. In Germany there are law firms with hundreds of employees doing nothing else all day.
        rosndo 5y ago
        Those German law firms are not interested in services like put.io
  - bayindirh 5y ago
    They're an old company (probably more than a decade old), and I'm using them since they started. I didn't download much and honestly used them for distribution .ISO files 99% of the time. However, they're still operating, they only know my e-mail, nothing else, and they honor DMCA take down notices. Oh, and the company is local to me.
    - rictic 5y ago
      how do you pay them?
      - bayindirh 5y ago
        They use an external card processor which stores your details. They only store my card details there. No address, no name, nothing. They don't access to your card details. Just an API integration, that's all.
        ghusbands 5y ago
        If a company takes legal action against you or other users, they will subpoena the card processor, too; the fact that the first company doesn't hold your personal details is irrelevant.
cabalamat 5y ago
> I liked buying the blu ray because my internet speed isn't great This is mostly an issue when streaming, which I prefer not to do for that reason. When I've had slow connections, torrenting a movie has generally been fine as I just let it run overnight.

washadjeffmad 5y ago

This is how I first ended up with an inexpensive disk shelf on 6.5Mbps ADSL. Similar constraints, different solutions.

bayindirh 5y ago

I use put.io. It's a web service which downloads, seeds and stores your torrents. It also converts, streams, finds subtitles for movies and similar stuff. Also allows for you to download the file if you want. Moreover, it can follow RSS feeds for automated downloads, and has plethora of other features. [0]: https://put.io https://put.io

creamytaco 5y ago
Not very wise to export your (assumed) copyright-infringing activity over to a third party that has complete records of who you are. Folks have been sued for less.
- rosndo 5y ago
  Except, realistically, nobody actually gets sued for torrenting.
  - Operyl 5y ago
    Only takes a few to make an example.
  - ghusbands 5y ago
    Plenty of individuals have had significant penalty for torrenting, including settlements [1] (search for singapore), and being blocked from accessing the internet [2]. The RIAA also sued a large number of individuals in the US [3]. And that's apart from the large number of companies that have been sued for supporting torrents. So, yes, people easily could be sued for torrenting and plenty of people have suffered significant penalty. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_BitTorrent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_BitTorrent [2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-39961502 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-39961502 [3] https://www.eff.org/wp/riaa-v-people-five-years-later https://www.eff.org/wp/riaa-v-people-five-years-later
    - rosndo 5y ago
      Yeah, a decade+ ago back when MAFIAA was still experimenting with those tactics. FWIW almost all the people listed on your wiki page were tracker operators, but I am aware that there have been a few exceptions.
      - iforgotpassword 5y ago
        No, there age big exceptions. In Germany there are law firms with hundreds of employees doing nothing else all day.
        rosndo 5y ago
        Those German law firms are not interested in services like put.io
- bayindirh 5y ago
  They're an old company (probably more than a decade old), and I'm using them since they started. I didn't download much and honestly used them for distribution .ISO files 99% of the time. However, they're still operating, they only know my e-mail, nothing else, and they honor DMCA take down notices. Oh, and the company is local to me.
  - rictic 5y ago
    how do you pay them?
    - bayindirh 5y ago
      They use an external card processor which stores your details. They only store my card details there. No address, no name, nothing. They don't access to your card details. Just an API integration, that's all.
      - ghusbands 5y ago
        If a company takes legal action against you or other users, they will subpoena the card processor, too; the fact that the first company doesn't hold your personal details is irrelevant.

cabalamat 5y ago

> I liked buying the blu ray because my internet speed isn't great This is mostly an issue when streaming, which I prefer not to do for that reason. When I've had slow connections, torrenting a movie has generally been fine as I just let it run overnight.