Been doing torrents for about… I don’t even know now. 25 years? I’ve got the same setup. What makes use et better? I still don’t get it. I tried it once. It was weird, I had to grab a bunch of files and combine them or something, and I’m mystified how it’s any different than downloading off someone’s server and how they’re able to skirt around site takedowns. You have to pay for it too. Is the lifetime of files even any good? When I tried it I remember you had to take what you could get while it was still there.
I’m mystified how it’s any different than downloading off someone’s server
A huge difference is you actually are downloading off someone’s server - unlike torrents where you’re actively participating in the distribution of pirated material. If you ever do end up on the wrong end of a copyright case… that difference will be important.
looks over at usenet-only arr stack
“Ok, whatever.”
Been doing torrents for about… I don’t even know now. 25 years? I’ve got the same setup. What makes use et better? I still don’t get it. I tried it once. It was weird, I had to grab a bunch of files and combine them or something, and I’m mystified how it’s any different than downloading off someone’s server and how they’re able to skirt around site takedowns. You have to pay for it too. Is the lifetime of files even any good? When I tried it I remember you had to take what you could get while it was still there.
A huge difference is you actually are downloading off someone’s server - unlike torrents where you’re actively participating in the distribution of pirated material. If you ever do end up on the wrong end of a copyright case… that difference will be important.
True, but how are these servers just willy nilly allowed to exist and not taken down?