U.S. senators introduce new pirate site blocking bill, "Block BEARD"

Post by dttze » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 5:30 PM UTC

FridayoLeary wrote: post #45

lenerdenator wrote: post #33

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That's just silly. There is no moral comparison between the two. I wouldn't bother to respond, except that it's this sort of attitude that was behind the gleeful response and support of a cold blooded murder.

Post by exe34 » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 5:32 PM UTC

VWWHFSfQ wrote: post #67

pwthornton wrote: post #55

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You can’t find them to rent on iTunes and similar platforms?

I'm guessing they can. They just don't want to.

Post by ziml77 » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 5:34 PM UTC

elijaht wrote: post #62

MichaelBosworth wrote: post #58

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It happens to me often enough. Might be a matter of taste in movies?

I’m sure it’s related. I’m curious for any examples

Post by wmf » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 5:36 PM UTC

gddgb wrote: post #75

blackjack_ wrote: post #30

I've been trying to watch old 80s-90s movies recently. I'm happy to pay $5 or whatever, and they just aren't available anywhere. Rental stores are dead, so I can't go rent them from blockbuster or whatever, and streaming sites have splintered to the point I'm not even sure what is a scam and what is a legitimate business anymore. Trying to even find availability of what films exist on which streaming sites has been a…

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Post by e40 » Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 5:37 PM UTC

ryandrake wrote: post #29

Isn't torrenting way down from its heyday? Streaming companies are not perfect, but I always thought they were at least moderately successful such that in 2025, average, casual, non-techies no longer bother to jump through the VPN and private tracker hoops just to download a movie.