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The internet provider on my dorm explicitly allows legal torrents (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Speaking of which, I gave up on torrents a couple of years ago and switched to direct downloads. Not only is it much faster due to not having to rely on seeds, turns out that ISPs don't actually care if you download pirated content. Distributing it is where they get you.

[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

This is going to depend on the country that you're in. Germany for example is pretty notorious for also going after the small fries.

[–] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Isn't it harder to find direct downloads? Or am I just stuck in the past on the bay?

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm using Usenet , not sure what op is using though

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What's the best way to do that, presuming I already have access to a Usenet server but that's really all I know?

I mean I've used Usenet before, but that was back in the late 90s using Netscape Communicator and I was mostly (but not exclusively) reading text groups. Most of my piracy back then involved trolling IRC channels to either find DCC bots or get access to FTPs. And even then was limited because, well, dialup.

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

It's a bit complex to setup to be fair, you probably want to go to the site that cannot be named here and look for a Usenet guide.

The long and short of it is you probably still are going to need to sign up and pay for a Usenet server that focusses on files. I use newshosting as my primary server and usenet.bucket as my backup (you need to because DMCA)

You also need a tracker. I use nzbgeek. This is to search for files because they are all broken down fragments across the messageboards

Finally you need nzbget or some such to download the files

I then use sonarr and radarr to manage my downloads and Plex to watch the shows.

The last bit is just a nice to have.

I know it sounds like a lot, and it is a bit to get started, but it's solid and just works once it's going.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Two words: Real Debrid.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

If you only want to download one song for free you can just Google it now.