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Old 02-22-2012, 12:08 PM   #16
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Why would anyone on this website want to go to TPB anyway...
Faster download of open source software for example.
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Old 02-22-2012, 01:31 PM   #17
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Lots and lots of reasons. For my part, I download all the (not that numerous) series I watch and stream them from my PC, rather than watch them on TV in the regular way. Why? Because the downloads come stripped of commercials, which ruin the viewing experience totally for me. I also get to see them when I want without having to buy a DVR.
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Old 02-22-2012, 08:54 PM   #18
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TPB will just move again, alter their name or whatever, and if it some how works. Someone else will spring up.

The media companies have already hire people to spam TPB with bogus tv shows, etc.
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Old 02-22-2012, 08:56 PM   #19
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A hour long tv show in realty is only 38-43 minutes long, the rest commercials.

A 30 minute tv show in realty is only 18-23 minutes long, the rest commercials.
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Old 02-22-2012, 10:01 PM   #20
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Blocking TPB would have two effects:
a) You couldn't access the website to download a torrent file.
b) You couldn't contact the tracker to find peers to download any files.
Of course if there are multiple trackers defined for the torrent then b will have less impact.
That horse appears to have already bolted. One more stable door not in need of closing.

And it appears that it's not going to be possible to even close the stable doors in future.

Like most arms races I doubt there's ever going to be a final solution on either side. As soon as one side comes up with a shield the other side comes up with a better arrow.
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Old 02-23-2012, 04:39 AM   #21
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Like most arms races I doubt there's ever going to be a final solution on either side. As soon as one side comes up with a shield the other side comes up with a better arrow.
And each time it becomes more fiddly to use, and more obviously wrong. Each time a certain percentage of the userbase either decides not to bother, or decides they can no longer rationalise it.
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Old 02-23-2012, 05:05 AM   #22
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This kind of thing always makes me think of the oatmeal comic. I now have a pavlovian urge to smile when anyone mentions pirating!

NB - links NSFW as it contains rude words!
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Old 02-23-2012, 05:40 AM   #23
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And each time it becomes more fiddly to use, and more obviously wrong. Each time a certain percentage of the userbase either decides not to bother, or decides they can no longer rationalise it.
It actually gets easier and easier. Today, if you can use a PC at all, you can download anything and everything your heart desires. That certainly wasn't the case in the beginning, when a certain amount of expertise was required.

Edit: if you were talking about the application of DRM, then I misunderstood.
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Old 02-23-2012, 07:01 AM   #24
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And each time it becomes more fiddly to use, and more obviously wrong. Each time a certain percentage of the userbase either decides not to bother, or decides they can no longer rationalise it.
I agree. But somehow they still seem wedded to their DRM.
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Old 02-23-2012, 07:49 AM   #25
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They could do what they did with one of the DVD ripper programs, and buy the exclusive rights to that program from its creators. Then they could have all the downloads of it squashed.
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Old 02-23-2012, 07:58 AM   #26
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And the game of piracy whack-a-mole continues.
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Old 02-23-2012, 08:24 AM   #27
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great.
The heyday of the internet seems to be winding down.
Maybe I can tell my grandkids about the days when the internet was wide open for everybody!
[I think I am beginning to understand how the cowboys felt when the big ranchers moved in and fenced everything in. sigh]
It still is. Not just for thieves though.
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Old 02-23-2012, 08:54 AM   #28
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They could do what they did with one of the DVD ripper programs, and buy the exclusive rights to that program from its creators. Then they could have all the downloads of it squashed.
It's apparently being created by researchers at Delft University, with the stated aim of "Our key scientific quest is facilitating unbounded information sharing". So it doesn't appear to be a standard commercial operation looking for a payday.
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It's apparently being created by researchers at Delft University, with the stated aim of "Our key scientific quest is facilitating unbounded information sharing". So it doesn't appear to be a standard commercial operation looking for a payday.
Everyone has their price. Do your universities rely on government research money?
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Seasoned users of the bay will simply use a VPN service.

This sort of flailing type response really does not work.
Eliminating casual users would seem to be progress. I don't understand your deduction.
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