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Re: Torrent meta-search engine

#31
I’ll assume that this is a way to promote a global licensing solution — a great one, because the site actually manages to give iTunes a run for its money.

What surprized me was the lack of ranking by note. Assuming the legal challenges are overcame, I would also enjoy being able to have two lists: “Already seen” and “Would like to see” (that might include films not available yet, or even un-financed projects) to parse it all better. If they manage to make those lists work with my cinema subscription (I pay every month for a all-you-can-go-out-and-see plan) I’d be happy to spend more on that then most would pay for cable.

Re: Torrent meta-search engine

#33
post #28

Judging by the amount of Russian covers for Western movies, I'm guessing the site is based in Russia - in which case they probably have quite a safe haven against copyright take-down etc.

That's probably because of R5 releases: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R5_(bootleg)

Re: Torrent meta-search engine

#34
This will be taken down sooner or later, while no legal alternatives¹ exist in many countries. Ridiculous. Movie industry: Okay, apparently you don't want my money, that's fine, but then please don't complain about piracy.

[1] Cross-platform, HD quality, easy to use, etc.

Re: Torrent meta-search engine

#38

The fact they use a hushmail address for contacting them made me actually laugh out loud.

Why? Honest question, I have no idea. I haven't heard of hushmail in over 10 years, but I just encountered a guy I'll be working with that uses one, I honestly thought they shut down.

I worked at a place that used hushmail for the corporate email. It was a business account, so they had their own domain, but it was through hushmail. So I guess they are doing some business.
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