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Pick6

A USA American

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Jul 30, 2013 12:06 AM
so...thepiratebay is legal? Is that what youre saying?
Jul 30, 2013 12:06am
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MontyBrunswick

Jul 30, 2013 12:10 AM
Pick6;1480069 wrote:so...thepiratebay is legal?
If they were hosting the files directly on their servers, it'd be an open and shut copyright case.

For torrent sites it really depends where they set up shop. Typically torrent sites in the US just get bombarded with court orders and they succumb to lawyer fees and close up shop.

In other countries, it depends on the respective countries copyright law. That's why TPB has been around forever...they were in sweden for a long time but they've been bouncing around all over the place as soon as their host country gets nailed.

It's also why TPB can post their legal threats on their website. A U.S. company has no grounds to tell them to remove a copyrighted work because the copyrighted work isn't even shared by them, and it isn't even applicable since they're in an entirely different country.
Jul 30, 2013 12:10am
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Mohican00

Dirty White Boy

3,394 posts
Jul 30, 2013 2:31 AM
dlazz;1480077 wrote:If they were hosting the files directly on their servers, it'd be an open and shut copyright case.

For torrent sites it really depends where they set up shop. Typically torrent sites in the US just get bombarded with court orders and they succumb to lawyer fees and close up shop.

In other countries, it depends on the respective countries copyright law. That's why TPB has been around forever...they were in sweden for a long time but they've been bouncing around all over the place as soon as their host country gets nailed.

It's also why TPB can post their legal threats on their website. A U.S. company has no grounds to tell them to remove a copyrighted work because the copyrighted work isn't even shared by them, and it isn't even applicable since they're in an entirely different country.
kat.ph got shut down not too long ago by the Philippine no fun police though the web address still reroutes to their new home, kickass.to (thanks Tonga)

Not sure why kat.ph is still allowed to direct people to their new site but it does, for now
Jul 30, 2013 2:31am
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ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

24,984 posts
Jul 30, 2013 9:10 AM
So... There is no "safe" way to download torrents?
Jul 30, 2013 9:10am
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MontyBrunswick

Jul 30, 2013 9:11 AM
ernest_t_bass;1480178 wrote:So... There is no "safe" way to download torrents?
Not really, no.
Jul 30, 2013 9:11am
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End of Line

It's Clobberin Time!

6,867 posts
Jul 30, 2013 6:22 PM
lhslep134;1479808 wrote:I have never ever had an issue with torrents and I download at least 1 a week. As soon as the torrent is downloaded, I delete it from uTorrent and close utorrent so I'm never "uploading" anything.
So you're pretty much a leecher then?
Jul 30, 2013 6:22pm
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lhslep134

why so serious?

9,774 posts
Jul 31, 2013 5:32 PM
End of Line;1480476 wrote:So you're pretty much a leecher then?
Yeah pretty much
Jul 31, 2013 5:32pm
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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Mar 2, 2014 7:06 PM
Anyone hear about this? >> http://bgr.com/2014/02/27/billboard-top-100-torrenting-fines/
You might want to watch your back if you were considering torrenting any of those catchy pop songs you keep hearing on the radio. According to TorrentFreak, piracy monitoring firm Rightscorp now protects over 1 million copyrights, including 13 tracks on the Billboard Hot 100. Rightscorp has already closed more than 50,000 cases since its recent campaign against piracy began.

If you subscribe to one of the 100 U.S.-based internet service providers that have already had to disseminate settlement requests, you could be facing a fine of $20 per torrented track. A single download won’t break the bank, but all 13 copyrighted tracks would set you back $260. Of course, you could ignore the letter, but considering that pirates “could be liable for up to $150,000 per infringement in civil penalties,” it’s probably worth settling out of court. The letter that Rightscorp is sending to pirates can be seen below.




Thoughts???
Mar 2, 2014 7:06pm
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MontyBrunswick

Mar 2, 2014 7:25 PM
Scarlet_Buckeye;1586313 wrote:

Thoughts???
Sounds like a load of shit.
Mar 2, 2014 7:25pm
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TedSheckler

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Mar 2, 2014 9:35 PM
LOL. Give us $20 and you are released from infringement.
Mar 2, 2014 9:35pm
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MontyBrunswick

Mar 2, 2014 9:41 PM
Paying up the $20 is more or less admitting guilt.
Mar 2, 2014 9:41pm
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Pick6

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14,946 posts
Mar 2, 2014 10:34 PM
i just downloaded the great gatsby and 12 years a slave. hope this helps.
Mar 2, 2014 10:34pm
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TedSheckler

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Mar 3, 2014 12:16 AM
Pick6;1586382 wrote:i just downloaded the great gatsby and 12 years a slave. hope this helps.
Meh. I just downloaded Big Pretty Titties 4.
Mar 3, 2014 12:16am
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MontyBrunswick

Mar 3, 2014 7:46 AM
TedSheckler;1586395 wrote:Meh. I just downloaded Big Pretty Titties 4.
How is 4? The last installment was only "meh"
Mar 3, 2014 7:46am
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TedSheckler

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Mar 3, 2014 7:47 AM
dlazz;1586420 wrote:How is 4? The last installment was only "meh"
It did its job.
Mar 3, 2014 7:47am
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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Mar 3, 2014 4:00 PM
Pick6;1586382 wrote:i just downloaded the great gatsby and 12 years a slave. hope this helps.
LOL. Reps.
Mar 3, 2014 4:00pm