Ask HN: I've Built a DHT Torrent Sniffer and Search Engine. Should I Release?

Post by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 6:07 AM UTC

thomastjeffery wrote: post #99

EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK wrote: post #95

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>> then we wouldn't have any use for centralized trackers anymore. So we finally invented emule? Centralized servers that provide selection, moderation, quality control, information, imdb score etc, is exactly why bittorrent protocol won against all the decentralised protocols.

I'm not familiar with emule, but as far as I can tell, its credit system is only based on seeding or uploading new content. That can be useful, but it isn't the moderation I was thinking of. See my reply to the sibling comment.

Post by Eduard » Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 11:33 PM UTC

MattPalmer1086 wrote: post #33

Eduard wrote: post #19

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Very good suggestion, considering the sniffer could be used by copyright claims lawyers.

Can't see how AGPL would stop anyone using it. Doesn't it just prevent them from modifying the source code without sharing their changes. ?

Post by remram » Wed, Nov 02, 2022, 8:28 PM UTC

Eduard wrote: post #104

remram wrote: post #59

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AGPL wouldn't stop copyright lawyers from using it or even making changes and not sharing. It would only stop another company from making changes and not sharing them and selling the service to lawyers.

Of course copyright lawyers have to prove in court their means how they hunted some violation. They would therefore have to disclose any modifications they made to an AGPL software, therefore giving insights how they hunt, therefore allow for better countermeasures. Don't be naive about lawyers, they are aware what AGPL means.