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Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by adql »

mrtksn wrote: post #18

RARBG was originally Bulgarian, like many other trackers and warez stuff. Eastern Europe - inside EU or outside of the EU - has always been major player in this scene. RIP. I'm still curious how it's possible to run such global illegal operations without being exposed or caught. How is it still possible to remain anonymous on the Internet, considering in this age the thing is very mature and well commercialised?

The problem appears to just be "it's too expensive to run" at least according to the banner

Re: Rarbg Is No More

#112

Post by mvanbaak »

bsaul wrote: post #48

i was always skeptical on people saying that torrentz are a symptom of bad legal streaming services.. Well, i recently got myself a videoprojector with an android tv included, and since i happen to have an amazon prime account, i installed the app, which is quite good. And yes, it's true, since i've done that, my torrentz usage has dramatically dropped..

Dont forget to subscribe to all the other 100+ streaming platforms, as originals will not end up on amazon. Oh, and hopefully you will never need a subtitle that is for a language that's not the main one in your region.

legal streaming is horrible at the moment.

To be able to battle at least some of the reasons to pirate media they need to fix a couple of things (and this is just my shortlist, there's 1000+ more reasons) - allow indexing and playback outside of the official app so 1 app could be used for multiple platform subscriptions - allow access to content no matter where the viewer is on the world. Not only the video, but audio and subtitle languages as well - allow subscriptions for specific content, not a 'one subscription fits all'. I dont want to watch nor pay for yet another Walking Dead something, but I do want to watch See - allow to buy content, and provide that DRM free in high quality (not the streaming quality)

Re: Rarbg Is No More

#113

Post by jorvi »

Joker_vD wrote: post #66
wkat4242 wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They still don't quite care though. For example in western Europe it's quite common to get threatening letters as soon as you start torrenting without VPN. In eastern europe this is not happening. Perhaps because copyright infringement is not really a criminal issue but more of a civil law one. Without a private party starting lawsuits on behalf of the copyright owners there is nothing happening. It could be they don…

> in western Europe it's quite common to get threatening letters as soon as you start torrenting without VPN What about the right of the privacy of communication? Oh, right, it's the state-owned postal services that have to respect that right, and only with regards to the paper letters, not the privately operated ISPs that can (and obliged to) wiretap at the slightest suspicion of crime.

It is not that clear cut for Western Europe.

- Germany sends letters and fines

- Czech Republic doesn’t send letters or fines

- The Netherlands doesn’t send letters or fines (unless you share an absolutely ludicrous amount)

- Belgium doesn’t send letters or fines

- UK sends letters and fines

- France sends letters (tiny chance of a fine)

- Switzerland doesn’t send letters or fines

Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by exitb »

mrtksn wrote: post #80
Joker_vD wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> in western Europe it's quite common to get threatening letters as soon as you start torrenting without VPN What about the right of the privacy of communication? Oh, right, it's the state-owned postal services that have to respect that right, and only with regards to the paper letters, not the privately operated ISPs that can (and obliged to) wiretap at the slightest suspicion of crime.

AFAIK they don't actually inspect your comms, instead they leech from you to get your IP address and start the legal procedure. The way I understand it, they don't send you a letter for downloading but for sharing. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

Depending on your jurisdiction, even just downloading might be illegal. But you're right, when you torrent, you publish your IP address, where parties unrelated to your ISP might get it and pursue legal action.

Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by ulfw »

mrtksn wrote: post #89
weinzierl wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's deprecated and I believe it only used to work in very old AWS regions for legacy reasons. Not sure what the current status is but it clearly has no future.

Even cooler, someone start a hosting for legitimate businesses like RARBG.

What is it with you and your extremely aggressive and yet unproductive comments?

Re: Rarbg Is No More

#117

Post by SamuelAdams »

MeltdownSpectre wrote: post #101

Really sad to hear this. I basically built my entire Plex server with RARBG. Anyone have any solid private tracker recommendations for movies and TV shows? After taking advantage of public trackers like RARBG, I feel like it's my time to give back.

The problem with private trackers isn’t availability, it’s getting in the door. You typically need to grind for 3-6 months on newer private trackers before you can get an invite to more well-established trackers.

Unless you know someone already on the tracker and they are willing to vouch for you.

If you want a list head over to /r/trackers and use the search function.

Re: Rarbg Is No More

#118

Post by yieldcrv »

gersg wrote: post #49
Gasp0de wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are they doing that is illegal? I thought they were just a torrent tracker?

Linking to pirated content is illegal in many European countries.

and just a civil issue, which doesn’t come with priority or the state power that a criminal case would

Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by npteljes »

bsaul wrote: post #48

i was always skeptical on people saying that torrentz are a symptom of bad legal streaming services.. Well, i recently got myself a videoprojector with an android tv included, and since i happen to have an amazon prime account, i installed the app, which is quite good. And yes, it's true, since i've done that, my torrentz usage has dramatically dropped..

I agree. It seems like an flippant opinion, and I'm sure many use it that way, but some services, and frankly, regimes have proven that convenience, comfort and ease of access is very attractive to people. If a service can navigate the obstacles such as copyright, they will be more popular than taking the thing for free with a bit of work.

Re: Rarbg Is No More

#120

Post by npteljes »

mvanbaak wrote: post #112
bsaul wrote: post #48

i was always skeptical on people saying that torrentz are a symptom of bad legal streaming services.. Well, i recently got myself a videoprojector with an android tv included, and since i happen to have an amazon prime account, i installed the app, which is quite good. And yes, it's true, since i've done that, my torrentz usage has dramatically dropped..

Dont forget to subscribe to all the other 100+ streaming platforms, as originals will not end up on amazon. Oh, and hopefully you will never need a subtitle that is for a language that's not the main one in your region. legal streaming is horrible at the moment. To be able to battle at least some of the reasons to pirate media they need to fix a couple of things (and this is just my shortlist, there's 1000+ more reas…

>Dont forget to subscribe to all the other 100+ streaming platforms

These are the "bad legal streaming services" that OP is mentioning.

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