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> Is there any info they can get from running the site that they can't from just logging torrent traffic? Yes! They can glean the IP addresses of the people w
by sarciszewski 12y ago
> Is there any info they can get from running the site that they can't from just logging torrent traffic?
Yes!
They can glean the IP addresses of the people who upload torrent files to TPB by running a honeypot. There's a much stronger case going after the providers of stolen material than the consumers.
Does that mean they're doing that? I don't know.
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> If that's what they wanted to do, couldn't they just set it up so they continuously downloaded all new torrents and looked at the ip of the initial seeder?
How do you know you got the new seeder and not the first consumer? That's less reliable than "hey look an HTTP/1.0 POST with the exact torrent file came from this IP address at this time".
- Lewton 12y agoIf that's what they wanted to do, couldn't they just set it up so they continuously downloaded all new torrents and looked at the ip of the initial seeder?
- dwild 12y agoWell one of them will have 100% of the content and the other one 0%...
- sarciszewski 12y agoSure, but you can also exchange bittorrent packets before the .torrent file is uploaded to TPB. How do you know the seeder is the original distributor? :)
- dwild 12y agoWell the same apply to the torrent file.
- sarciszewski 12y agoYes, but BitTorrent users seed without realizing it. Whereas uploading a file to The Pirate Bay is an intentional act of copyright violation. Easier sell to a jury.