Re: Free movies on the Internet -- download scams [OT]
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:13:39 +1100
Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 28/02/12 21:20, nepal wrote:
> > On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:53:54 +0000
> > Sian Mountbatten <poenikatu@fastmail.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All!
> >>
> >> It occurred to me that there might be free movies to download. So I
> >> did a web search with Google and got lots of sites;
>
>
> <snipped>
>
> >>
> >> So no movies for free.
> >>
> >> Anybody else had this experience? And what can be done about it?
> >>
> >>
> > There is a distributed torrent client available now that does
> > overcome some of the problems with torrents and tracking
> > downloaders,
>
>
> Some ain't *all*.
> eg. if you use tribler to download copyrighted material you can still
> be prosecuted. Have you ever considered how long records are kept
> for? Or whether it might affect some peoples careers?
>
> Anyone can join tribler - the files are fingerprinted (hashed) -
> that's how the system works. Having obtained the hashes of files it
> takes seconds for Cisco and other DPI vendors (including many ISPs) to
> distribute the list of illegal file hashes across the globe to their
> clients. Had you considered that before advising others to try it?
>
> The road to hell is paved with good/enthusiastic(?) intentions, and
> signposted with ignorance. :-(
>
> It's a capitalist society, if you don't like Hollywood (and Rupert
> Murdoch) vote with your wallet. Flattr free music and movie
> distributors
> - that's free as in Debian is free, not gratis.
> <snipped>
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
well I didn't ask for your moral guidance did I?
that's because it was not required. Fuck you and your values and your
fucking insane world.
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