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Pirating "The Pirate Bay" TV Series Is Ironically Difficult

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Re: Pirating "The Pirate Bay" TV Series Is Ironically Difficult

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Post by amtc80 »

bena wrote: post #20
bazoom42 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How about just not consume their products then?

Right? "I don't like what you stand for or your views on certain topics, but I do want to enjoy the product you make, so I feel justified in not compensating you for partaking in the services you provide." Can I stiff my Uber driver if I don't agree with their politics? If I don't like their car? Can my boss not pay me for developing software if I didn't laugh enough at his jokes? We find it easy to say "no" in those…

> Can I stiff my Uber driver if I don't agree with their politics?

That would be an example of the opposite. Uber is pretty much a tracker (peer-to-peer platform) for unlicensed taxis.

Re: Pirating "The Pirate Bay" TV Series Is Ironically Difficult

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Post by miki123211 »

throwup238 wrote: post #52
wolrah wrote: post #33

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> I sometimes pay for things and then pirate them anyway because I can adjust the subtitle position on the pirated version. Or I can rely on being able to play them offline. Or a dozen other reasons where the pirated version offers a better UX. I've been doing this for years. I have a stack of Blu-Ray discs I've never opened because I send a request to my home server while I'm in line to check out at the store and by…

Not every element: most pirated media lacks the extra content of DVD/BluRay like commentary tracks. It’s relatively rare to find shows with commentary audio tracks alongside the main audio. Most people don’t care about that though.

And audio description[1] tracks.

there are specialized pirate sources that cater to this niche specifically, but most of them only have the AD tracks as MP3 files, without the actual video.

If you're watching with friends and your audience is a mix of fully sighted and visually impaired people, and you want both AD and video on the screen, you're in for a world of pain.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_description

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Post by karaterobot »

Suppafly wrote: post #24
karaterobot wrote: post #18

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In case you don't use this resource, try justwatch.com for figuring out who streams what.

thanks I always forget the name of that site, just searching on google works so-so, sometimes the AI thing that structures the results now pops up a useful list and sometimes you just links to sketchier versions of justwatch.

It's not a great name. I always have to look up what it's called by going into Letterboxd and seeing the co-branding mark on a specific page. But, a neat service nonetheless!

Re: Pirating "The Pirate Bay" TV Series Is Ironically Difficult

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Post by redmajor12 »

0x38B wrote: post #6

It’s funny how much better the Russian torrent tracker «Rutracker» is for foreign movies and serials, this show included. I love foreign movies and shows, and sometimes I literally can’t pay to watch it.

Christ, don't mention that tracker here!

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Post by themadturk »

freedomben wrote: post #39
karaterobot wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As someone who pirates a lot of movies and TV, I think it's hard to justify based on ethical arguments against the industry. At a certain point, it feels like a wobbly justification to say we like using something but refuse to pay for it, and that's actually fighting the good fight. Personally, I don't like some of what these companies do, but I like other parts—like the movies and shows their dark malevolence provid…

I would naturally tend to agree with you, and when it comes to DRM-free things (like most music) I totally agree, but I genuinely think financially supporting companies using DRM is unethical. I used to buy (and still would buy) a ton of ebooks and a fair amount of movies/shows, but at this point I refuse to. The only exception is Audible. I still buy a ton of audiobooks from Audible (unless I can find them on Downpo…

Are you familiar with libro.fm?

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Post by crtasm »

deaddodo wrote: post #29
thisislife2 wrote: post #3

I think this article is jumping the gun ... Give it time ... I hadn't even heard of this show, and so obviously wasn't even looking for it ... And if it is in Swedish, I'll also have to wait for the complete English subtitles before I can watch it. (And personally, I've found that pirated TV shows / movies that are not English are, in general, difficult to find online).

I literally found it in two seconds on one of the most popular non-legit streaming sites. Checked two others, and it's there as well. The article author has no idea what they're talking about.

The article was published over 5hrs before your comment, do you know when those sites added the episodes?

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Post by rightbyte »

bazoom42 wrote: post #12
rightbyte wrote: post #10

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A big bullet point for me is that I find it unethical to support most of the studios and media companies.

How about just not consume their products then?

That would be a more principled stand, ye. But the conglomerates capture so much culture, such that it would be kinda peaty culture wise to skip mainstream content.

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Post by aaron695 »

deaddodo wrote: post #29
thisislife2 wrote: post #3

I think this article is jumping the gun ... Give it time ... I hadn't even heard of this show, and so obviously wasn't even looking for it ... And if it is in Swedish, I'll also have to wait for the complete English subtitles before I can watch it. (And personally, I've found that pirated TV shows / movies that are not English are, in general, difficult to find online).

I literally found it in two seconds on one of the most popular non-legit streaming sites. Checked two others, and it's there as well. The article author has no idea what they're talking about.

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Post by rightbyte »

karaterobot wrote: post #21
rightbyte wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A big bullet point for me is that I find it unethical to support most of the studios and media companies.

As someone who pirates a lot of movies and TV, I think it's hard to justify based on ethical arguments against the industry. At a certain point, it feels like a wobbly justification to say we like using something but refuse to pay for it, and that's actually fighting the good fight. Personally, I don't like some of what these companies do, but I like other parts—like the movies and shows their dark malevolence provid…

Ye it could just be a rationalization, I have to admit.

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Post by RajT88 »

thisislife2 wrote: post #3

I think this article is jumping the gun ... Give it time ... I hadn't even heard of this show, and so obviously wasn't even looking for it ... And if it is in Swedish, I'll also have to wait for the complete English subtitles before I can watch it. (And personally, I've found that pirated TV shows / movies that are not English are, in general, difficult to find online).

Side question: there is an undocumented and free Google Translate API. Is there a similar one for transcription?

I have one I made which you feed a video file and uses a paid transcribe/Translate service to spit out subtitles, but I would love a free one, even if crappier...

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