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Before the industry caught on that content were being shared via USENET you could download a film off an usenet provider with no issues. Maybe some PAR2s to rep
by doublerabbit 4y ago
Before the industry caught on that content were being shared via USENET you could download a film off an usenet provider with no issues. Maybe some PAR2s to repair a broken download but mostly ended up at 100%.
Nowadays the industries launch DMCAs, the provider complies. Providers, to fulfill the requests tend to remove parts of the archive rather than all. If can't download rar part 22,23 you can't complete the movie. They've done their part.
The movie "The HackerNews" has 20 rar parts, usenet provider #1 has 1-18 rar parts and 19-20 rar parts are missing. usenet provider #2 has 16-20 rar parts but missing 1-15. Combine two or more backbackbone providers and you can grab all files.
PAR2 is a godsend, and usenet is a hidden cave of treasure.
A cool map of usenet providers and backbones [1]
[1] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Usenet_Providers_and_Backbones.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Usenet_P...
- daveevad 4y agoThank you for the insight. If I'm understanding it correctly, this implies that some of the USENET providers are not subject to DMCA. Is that the primary reason piracy has not been stamped out there, in your opinion?
- doublerabbit 4y agoI would agree. Usenet works with the holdng company, the backbone provider and the reseller. Where the company is based would be if an DMCA has to be complied. As backbone providers normally serve usenet servers in the NL, and the USA. USA we all know; the Netherlands, "best effort" hence deletion of rar parts.