datahoarder
Who are we?
We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.
We are one. We are legion. And we're trying really hard not to forget.
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I don't think they're trying to do anything illegal. They just want to do it faster and in bulk. Still from the original source that is providing it for free. Not redistributing. Looks like someone linked a tool that might do that.
I feel you. That's why I put "pirate" in quotes. My thing is if it's meant to be bulk downloaded, it would be set up that way. I don't take that stance with movies, games, etc. It's something that just doesn't feel good with me. Probably having my exams posted on chegg 🤣