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Medical device associations behind a lawsuit challenging a Library of Congress exemption to the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions, have failed to have the exemption ruled illegal. Motions for summary judgment from both sides went in favor of the defendants after a district court judge found that the exemption, granted for the maintenance and repair of medical devices, permits a non-infringing, transformative fair use.

Hello hi-res music sailors !

Today I renewed my Qobuz and Tidal one month trials for the 12th time. Seems too easy to be true, but it just works.

Here are my two homemade web extensions to download files directly from the browser.
Unstable testing versions. Active subscription required.

QobuzExt | TidalExt

DEMO

Based on qobuz-dl and tidal-dl-ng

~~Still not sure if this is piracy or not :)~~

So I own over 500 vhs tapes. And dvds, but those are easy to rip. I am trying to archive all my tapes before they go bad. However, that takes a lot of time. Should I just try to find all the movies I can for tapes I own?

I've been out of the game for a few years now. How vast are the resources for 90s movies and such ?

I'm in the midst of a migration to a new Linux distro and I'm stuck on restoring my qBittorrent setup from my previous install. Both environments are desktop versions of Linux - previously Bazzite, switching to Debian.

Prior to wiping the OS drive that had Bazzite on it, I had backed up my BT_data and config folders to a separate data drive. After installing Debian, I've copied my BT_data and config folders back to the right place on the new OS, however the issue I'm running into now is that when I open qBittorrent for the first time, all my torrents say Missing Files. This checks out seeing as the paths are slightly different, /run/media/oldusername/data instead of just /media/newusername/data. I started doing a force re-check on all my torrents and realized it'll take a very long time seeings as I have 6 TB of data to re-check.

I did a "find and replace" in all the config files to update the default save paths and the save paths for all my categories, but that wasn't enough.

Has anyone else gone through a qBittorrent migration and run into this problem? If so, how did you overcome it? Any other tips I should try?

I'm thinking of going back to Bazzite just to see if I can replicate the paths and get qBittorrent to recognize all my files again without having to re-check everything. I might also try setting up sym links to duplicate the original paths from the Bazzite install. I think these two approaches might be faster than re-checking my whole library. I am a tad concerned about getting hit with HnR's on some of my trackers since I've been offline for about 24 hours now. And I did not do a full backup of my previous OS (lmaoooo), so there's nowhere for me to go but forward. Thanks in advance for your help!

I couldn't find it on 1337x and rargb.to, can somone tell where can I find it please 🥺

[Update in the comments]

Hello all! I've got a controlled mechanical ventilation system (system D) at home from Zehnder (ComfoAir Q600). I've even got their controller box (the LAN-C) so I can use smart home stuff with it. It works perfect on home assistant, even when blocking the controller on the router level from the outside world. Maintenance wise, they try to force a contract on you, but it is easy peasy to maintain and repair so I'm not having no maintenance contract.

Comes the issue of software and updates. Some updates come with features. Sometimes, they are even mandatory so addons can work on them (ex: small heat pump for the intake needs a recent version for setup). For this, you have to use their app on your phone/tablet. The whole idea is that the install goes trough your phone (with checksum check through the app) to the EEROM on the local network to prevent bricking of the unit. Updates bring usually nice settings, and are sometimes mandatory for some add-ons (ex: heatpump for pre-heating or pre-cooling needs a recent update to be set up).

Here comes the really annoying part that makes me grump a lot: to update, of even for some diagnose option, you need to access a special level. Not the beginner mode. Not the expert mode. Not the installer mode that is unlocked with a simple pin code available in the owner's manual. No sweet child, you need to be a registered installer with Zehnder to access to get updates and real diagnostics. Officially, it is to prevent bricking the controller with an update by an user. But it is possible to give access to a licensed installer so they can update remotely and run diagnostics. So an issue with your internet, and there is no more safeguard to protect you from bricking stuff. Really, it is just to force a maintenance visit (200€ to exchange filters and clean a bit the exchanger and the inside with some soapy water). I don't like to bend over while I'm getting fucked without my consent, so you guess while this pisses me off. I called once to get an update (some companies ask you a hefty sum for that), but instead of getting an account they just updated it once exceptionally.

There is tho in the official documents for Germany, a test code publicly accessible, that allows you to access diagnostics and updates. But the updates there are only for German units. Pretty sure it is the same unit for the whole damn continent, but hey, let's pretend the units are different.

Comes my question: how do I trick the system into believing their update is not for the germans, but for somewhere else? Or even better, to give me access for updates for other areas? I know part is server side (account), but I'm willing to bet they don't really care about securing access to the updates once you have authenticated yourself (with the german test code). Tried lucky patcher, but didn't get lucky.

Any idea what I could try (even Lucky Patcher wise)?

Big hugs and kisses

In Q2 2025, anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment continued to 'seize' domains in bulk, adding to the world's largest collection of former pirate domains maintained by the MPA. While the archive contains countless unique and memorable domains, many with interesting and informative backstories, new additions illustrate typical responses to site blocking measures and very little else.

A new report investigates the cybersecurity risks consumers face when using digital piracy services in Southeast Asia. The findings clearly show that pirate sites are a bigger threat than legal streaming platforms, suggesting that countermeasures are warranted. However, does is also mean that pirates are 65 times more likely to be infected by malware? And is that even important?

https://youtube.com/@healthygamergg

I haven't experienced this with other movies and this is annoying as fuck.
real movie is 2 hours.
stupid documentary is 1hr.

Ive downloaded from 10 different sources and it's always a stupid documentary.

Am I doing something wrong? or there is a McCarthyist governmental conspiracy to keep this movie hidden?

real movie - I can see it actuallly exists: https://vk.com/video361427896_456239353

You know how games use to come on a dvd or a big brick called a cartridge... Can i do something like that but in modern day. I have a bunch of blank dvd and cds collecting dust and linux os's but could i put game son them on installers and give them some cool art? Is there a better way to do this? This would also be for personal use cases.

Im just not sure how well save files would be handled, or if this is worth doing.

Adult film producers Strike 3 Holdings and Counterlife Media have filed a significant copyright infringement lawsuit against tech giant Meta. A complaint filed at a California federal court alleges that their films were downloaded via BitTorrent for AI training purposes. With at least 2,396 movies at stake, potential damages could exceed 350 million dollars.

Itch.io just banned lgbt content at the reauest of payment providers. It is now, short of finding them and handing them food, impossible to pay the last group of artists i was giving money to, because the mechanisms of payment have decided they cannot be paid.

But I still want the stuff they've made, their back catalogues, etc.

https://usborne.com/us/audio/cockatoos-on-a-cruise

I have yt-dlp but not sure what url to use. Obviously the webpage's url doesn't work. Any ideas?

Has anyone tried this out? I'm pretty new to VPNs and was wondering if this is a good alternative to other services that have been found to keep logs or use servers in countries that give in to record requests.

So I want to add IPTV to my entertainment menu. (If you have good provider or app recommendations, DM me). But I want to run it through VPN.

What I'm thinking of doing is getting an inexpensive, second android box to use to watch IPTV. Then set up a VPN tunnel on my router and send all traffic from that device through the VPN.

That ensures I won't disrupt any existing streaming services with VPN, and I won't have to remember to fire up the VPN before watching IPTV (more importantly, I'm sure my kid won't remember). Thoughts?

It seems like my Monotype free trial probably expired when I tried to create a new account. Now, I can't find the "Start Free Trial" button.

Hi everyone, reddit refugee here.

I heard that macdrop had a good reputation.

I went there, and got redirected to cmacked

In cmacked, there seemed to be no Adobe Zii anywhere.

Is there a trustworthy place from which I can download Adobe Zii please?

I know this is a dumb question... But i cant really aford a vpn like at all, is it possible to torrent without using a vpn in the USA or will i get in some trouble and go to jail if i torrent without a vpn?

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

FMHY NSFW index is deleted, as far as I can see.

Any others?