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| 50 | this guide is for, for those who don't know how to avoid piracy!<br> | 50 | this guide is for, for those who don't know how to avoid piracy!<br> |
| 51 | <br> | 51 | <br> |
| 52 | In this guide on avoiding piracy, I endeavor to teach you, the reader, on how to spot piracy in the wild, | 52 | In this guide on avoiding piracy, I endeavor to teach you, the reader, on how to spot piracy in the wild, |
| 53 | how to resist the siren call of free stuff, and the most common / popular services currently used in modern | 53 | and the most common / popular services currently used in modern copyright theft so that you may avoid them. |
| 54 | copyright theft. | ||
| 55 | </p> | 54 | </p> |
| 56 | <br> | 55 | <br> |
| 57 | <br> | 56 | <br> |
| 58 | <h3>What IS Piracy Anyway?</h3> | 57 | <h3>What IS Piracy Anyways?</h3> |
| 59 | <br> | 58 | <br> |
| 60 | <p>The <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piracy" target="_blank">Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines piracy</a> as:</p> | 59 | <p>The <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piracy" target="_blank">Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines piracy</a> as:</p> |
| 61 | <blockquote cite="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piracy"> | 60 | <blockquote cite="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piracy"> |
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| 85 | of piracy for most internet users: the copying and redistribution of a copyrighted work. The actual details of real | 84 | of piracy for most internet users: the copying and redistribution of a copyrighted work. The actual details of real |
| 86 | copyright law are a bit too verbose and unnecessarily fine-grained for this guide, so I'll spare you the detail.<br> | 85 | copyright law are a bit too verbose and unnecessarily fine-grained for this guide, so I'll spare you the detail.<br> |
| 87 | <br> | 86 | <br> |
| 88 | TL:DR - Piracy is the unauthorized copying and redistribution of a copyrighted material | 87 | TL:DR - Piracy is the unauthorized copying and redistribution of a copyrighted material. |
| 89 | </p> | 88 | </p> |
| 90 | <br> | 89 | <br> |
| 91 | <br> | ||
| 92 | <h3>But Why Do People Pirate?</h3> | 90 | <h3>But Why Do People Pirate?</h3> |
| 93 | <br> | 91 | <br> |
| 94 | <p> | 92 | <p> |
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| 96 | include: | 94 | include: |
| 97 | </p> | 95 | </p> |
| 98 | <ul> | 96 | <ul> |
| 99 | <li><b>Pricing</b>: The pirate may believe the copyrighted work is priced too high, or may be unable to afford a legitimate purchase</li> | 97 | <li><b>Pricing</b>: The pirate may believe the copyrighted work is priced too high, or may be unable to afford a legitimate purchase.</li> |
| 100 | <br> | 98 | <br> |
| 101 | <li><b>"Trials"</b>: The pirate may wish to trial the copyrighted work, say in the case of software, to determine its "true" value</li> | 99 | <li><b>"Trials"</b>: The pirate may wish to trial the copyrighted work, say in the case of software, to determine its "true" value.</li> |
| 102 | <br> | 100 | <br> |
| 103 | <li><b>Availability</b>: The pirate may be unable to acquire the copyrighted work through legitimate means, and is | 101 | <li><b>Availability</b>: The pirate may be unable to acquire the copyrighted work through legitimate means, and is |
| 104 | forced to pirate as a means to access the content</li> | 102 | forced to pirate as a means to access the content.</li> |
| 105 | <br> | 103 | <br> |
| 106 | <li><b>DRM Removal</b>: The copyrighted work may employ <abbr title="Digital Rights Management">DRM</abbr> as a | 104 | <li><b>DRM Removal</b>: The copyrighted work may employ <abbr title="Digital Rights Management">DRM</abbr> as a |
| 107 | means to prevent pirates from exploiting their work, which may interfere with the legitimate use of the | 105 | means to prevent pirates from exploiting their work, which may interfere with the legitimate use of the |
| 108 | software/media</li> | 106 | software/media.</li> |
| 109 | <br> | 107 | <br> |
| 110 | <li><b>Flagrant Disregard</b>: Some people simply disagree with the concept of copyright, and become pirates as they do not respect the law</li> | 108 | <li><b>Flagrant Disregard</b>: Some people simply disagree with the concept of copyright, and become pirates as they do not respect the law.</li> |
| 111 | <br> | 109 | <br> |
| 112 | <li><b>Etc.</b>: Other <em>(still invalid)</em> reasons not mentioned for lack of time</li> | 110 | <li><b>Etc.</b>: Other <em>(still invalid)</em> reasons not mentioned for lack of time.</li> |
| 113 | </ul> | 111 | </ul> |
| 114 | <br> | 112 | <br> |
| 115 | <p>Again, none of these reasons are valid excuses to break the law:</p> | 113 | <p>Again, none of these reasons are valid excuses to break the law:</p> |
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| 123 | acquiring a full copy of a piece of interactive media such as software or a video game is NOWHERE near | 121 | acquiring a full copy of a piece of interactive media such as software or a video game is NOWHERE near |
| 124 | a traditional "demo", as the entire content of the media is contained within the pirated copy. If the | 122 | a traditional "demo", as the entire content of the media is contained within the pirated copy. If the |
| 125 | pirate didn't wish to pay for the real product, but still wanted to use it, there would be nothing | 123 | pirate didn't wish to pay for the real product, but still wanted to use it, there would be nothing |
| 126 | preventing them from simply using the copy they already have</li> | 124 | preventing them from simply using the copy they already have.</li> |
| 127 | <br> | 125 | <br> |
| 128 | <li><b>Availability</b>: This is possibly the most understandable reason as to why someone would intentionally | 126 | <li><b>Availability</b>: This is possibly the most understandable reason as to why someone would intentionally |
| 129 | commit piracy, however it is yet again unacceptable. There is plenty of media that has been rendered | 127 | commit piracy, however it is yet again unacceptable. There is plenty of media that has been rendered |
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| 138 | wire for the injuries of criminals who can obviously see the danger and still cut themselves on it. It's an | 136 | wire for the injuries of criminals who can obviously see the danger and still cut themselves on it. It's an |
| 139 | even more preposterous action to blame him for the injuries of innocents when it's the installer's fault for | 137 | even more preposterous action to blame him for the injuries of innocents when it's the installer's fault for |
| 140 | the faulty use. Don't blame DRM, blame the pirates. And if you can't blame the pirates for some reason, blame | 138 | the faulty use. Don't blame DRM, blame the pirates. And if you can't blame the pirates for some reason, blame |
| 141 | the companies who implement DRM in ways that harm the consumer</li> | 139 | the companies who implement DRM in ways that harm the consumer.</li> |
| 142 | <br> | 140 | <br> |
| 143 | <li><b>Flagrant Disregard</b>: I shouldn't need to comment on this, but I shall regardless. We depend on law and | 141 | <li><b>Flagrant Disregard</b>: I shouldn't need to comment on this, but I shall regardless. We depend on law and |
| 144 | order to keep the peace in modern society. When someone willingly goes against law and order, they are naturally | 142 | order to keep the peace in modern society. When someone willingly goes against law and order, they are naturally |
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| 150 | </ul> | 148 | </ul> |
| 151 | <p>There really is no reason to break the law and pirate. No rational one at least.</p> | 149 | <p>There really is no reason to break the law and pirate. No rational one at least.</p> |
| 152 | <br> | 150 | <br> |
| 153 | <br> | ||
| 154 | <h3>Avoiding Piracy In The Wild</h3> | 151 | <h3>Avoiding Piracy In The Wild</h3> |
| 155 | <br> | 152 | <br> |
| 156 | <p> | 153 | <p> |
| 157 | Not everyone has as sharp an eye for piracy as me, and it can't be expected that someone with no experience | 154 | Not everyone has as sharp an eye for piracy as me, and it can't be expected that someone with no experience |
| 158 | nor any idea of what piracy looks like in real life should be able to spot it and avoid it; You can't expect | 155 | nor any idea of what piracy looks like should be able to spot it and avoid it; You can't expect |
| 159 | someone who's never been taught that stealing is bad to avoid stealing. Luckily, piracy is rather easy to spot<br> | 156 | someone who's never been taught that "stealing is bad" to avoid stealing. Luckily, piracy is rather easy to spot.<br> |
| 160 | <br> | 157 | <br> |
| 161 | Piracy is usually an intentional activity, as it's fairly hard to participate in piracy on accident. It's | 158 | Piracy is usually an intentional activity, as it's fairly hard to participate in piracy on accident. It's |
| 162 | possible to be a pirate ignorantly, but the pirate must take some action to infringe on someone's copyright | 159 | possible to be a pirate ignorantly, but the pirate must take some action to infringe on someone's copyright |
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| 190 | <li>Redistributing or modifying media in any way that you are not given express permission to do so</li> | 187 | <li>Redistributing or modifying media in any way that you are not given express permission to do so</li> |
| 191 | </ul> | 188 | </ul> |
| 192 | <br> | 189 | <br> |
| 193 | <br> | ||
| 194 | <h3>Links, sites, and tech to avoid</h3> | 190 | <h3>Links, sites, and tech to avoid</h3> |
| 195 | <br> | 191 | <br> |
| 196 | <p> | 192 | <p> |
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| 218 | <li><b>The Pirate Bay</b> <a class="bad" href="https://thepiratebay.org/" target="_blank">thepiratebay.org</a>: A public | 214 | <li><b>The Pirate Bay</b> <a class="bad" href="https://thepiratebay.org/" target="_blank">thepiratebay.org</a>: A public |
| 219 | torrent tracker which provides the .torrent files required to download files illegally. Curiously | 215 | torrent tracker which provides the .torrent files required to download files illegally. Curiously |
| 220 | enough, <abbr title="The Pirate Bay">TPB</abbr> doesn't host any copyrighted material, they only facilitate the act of copyright | 216 | enough, <abbr title="The Pirate Bay">TPB</abbr> doesn't host any copyrighted material, they only facilitate the act of copyright |
| 221 | infringement by offering a safe haven for pirates to congregate</li> | 217 | infringement by offering a safe haven for pirates to congregate.</li> |
| 222 | <br> | 218 | <br> |
| 223 | <li><b>1337x</b> <a class="bad" href="https://1337x.to/" target="_blank">1337x.to</a> <a class="tor" href="http://l337xdarkkaqfwzntnfk5bmoaroivtl6xsbatabvlb52umg6v3ch44yd.onion" target="_blank">l337xdarkkaqfwzntnfk5bmoaroivtl6xsbatabvlb52umg6v3ch44yd.onion</a>: | 219 | <li><b>1337x</b> <a class="bad" href="https://1337x.to/" target="_blank">1337x.to</a> <a class="tor" href="http://l337xdarkkaqfwzntnfk5bmoaroivtl6xsbatabvlb52umg6v3ch44yd.onion" target="_blank">l337xdarkkaqfwzntnfk5bmoaroivtl6xsbatabvlb52umg6v3ch44yd.onion</a>: |
| 224 | Another very popular torrent site that provides .torrent files and magnet links without being a tracker. | 220 | Another very popular torrent site that provides .torrent files and magnet links without being a tracker. |
| 225 | According to <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-popular-torrent-sites-of-2020-200105/" target="_blank">TorrentFreak</a>, | 221 | According to <a href="https://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-popular-torrent-sites-of-2020-200105/" target="_blank">TorrentFreak</a>, |
| 226 | it is the 2nd most popular torrent site of 2023 </li> | 222 | it is the 2nd most popular torrent site of 2023.</li> |
| 227 | <br> | 223 | <br> |
| 228 | <li><b>BTDigg</b> <a class="bad" href="https://btdig.com/" target="_blank">btdig.com</a> <a class="tor" href="http://btdigggink2pdqzqrik3blmqemsbntpzwxottujilcdjfz56jumzfsyd.onion" target="_blank">btdigggink2pdqzqrik3blmqemsbntpzwxottujilcdjfz56jumzfsyd.onion</a>: | 224 | <li><b>BTDigg</b> <a class="bad" href="https://btdig.com/" target="_blank">btdig.com</a> <a class="tor" href="http://btdigggink2pdqzqrik3blmqemsbntpzwxottujilcdjfz56jumzfsyd.onion" target="_blank">btdigggink2pdqzqrik3blmqemsbntpzwxottujilcdjfz56jumzfsyd.onion</a>: |
| 229 | A torrent search engine that uses the Mainline DHT as a way to find and serve magnet links. Unlike other | 225 | A torrent search engine that uses the Mainline DHT as a way to find and serve magnet links. Unlike other |
| 230 | sites it is neither a tracker nor an index as it does not store any information about magnet links, it | 226 | sites it is neither a tracker nor an index as it does not store any information about magnet links, it |
| 231 | simply traverses the Mainline DHT to find torrents for pirates to download</li> | 227 | simply traverses the Mainline DHT to find torrents for pirates to download.</li> |
| 232 | <br> | 228 | <br> |
| 233 | <li><b>rutracker</b> <a class="bad" href="https://rutracker.org/" target="_blank">rutracker.org</a> <a class="tor" href="http://torrentsru5dbmqszbdinnz7cjiubxsjngq52qij6ih3fmp3gn7hwqqd.onion" target="_blank">torrentsru5dbmqszbdinnz7cjiubxsjngq52qij6ih3fmp3gn7hwqqd.onion</a>: | 229 | <li><b>rutracker</b> <a class="bad" href="https://rutracker.org/" target="_blank">rutracker.org</a> <a class="tor" href="http://torrentsru5dbmqszbdinnz7cjiubxsjngq52qij6ih3fmp3gn7hwqqd.onion" target="_blank">torrentsru5dbmqszbdinnz7cjiubxsjngq52qij6ih3fmp3gn7hwqqd.onion</a>: |
| 234 | The largest Russian BitTorrent tracker to date. Tracks an enormous number of torrents, and is often used | 230 | The largest Russian BitTorrent tracker to date. Tracks an enormous number of torrents, and is often used |
| 235 | by non-russians due to the sheer volume of content stored there</li> | 231 | by non-russians due to the sheer volume of content stored there.</li> |
| 236 | </ul> | 232 | </ul> |
| 237 | <p> | 233 | <p> |
| 238 | There are far more torrent trackers that I could have listed, but they'd pale in comparison to these 3 titans. Generally, you'll know if a | 234 | There are far more torrent trackers that I could have listed, but they'd pale in comparison to these 3 titans. Generally, you'll know if a |
| 239 | website is a torrent tracker because it won't be shy about telling you. If it IS shy about telling you, it's a private tracker, which you | 235 | website is a torrent tracker because it won't be shy about telling you. If it IS shy about telling you, it's a private tracker, which you |
| 240 | aren't getting invited to without doing a lot of torrenting (which you wouldn't do, because you're not a pirate!)<br> | 236 | aren't getting invited to without doing a lot of torrenting (which you wouldn't do, because you're not a pirate!).<br> |
| 241 | <br> | 237 | <br> |
| 242 | </p> | 238 | </p> |
| 243 | <h4>Torrenting Peripherals</h4> | 239 | <h4>Torrenting Peripherals</h4> |
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| 247 | a file you're uploading/downloading. This is great news for us pirate haters, because this means copyright | 243 | a file you're uploading/downloading. This is great news for us pirate haters, because this means copyright |
| 248 | holders can get a pirate's IP and report them to their <abbr title="Internet Service Provider">ISP</abbr> for | 244 | holders can get a pirate's IP and report them to their <abbr title="Internet Service Provider">ISP</abbr> for |
| 249 | copyright infringement and get their internet shutdown. If someone is a big enough pirate they may even get a | 245 | copyright infringement and get their internet shutdown. If someone is a big enough pirate they may even get a |
| 250 | visit from our boys in the FBI. Unluckily, most pirates know about this and use things to circumvent this<br> | 246 | visit from our boys in the FBI. Unluckily, most pirates know about the dangers of their craft and work to circumvent |
| 247 | these efforts to shut them down.<br> | ||
| 251 | <br> | 248 | <br> |
| 252 | Some of these services include: | 249 | Some of these services include: |
| 253 | </p> | 250 | </p> |
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| 256 | which can be used to circumvent a copyright holder's request to shut off your WiFi. Not all VPNs allow | 253 | which can be used to circumvent a copyright holder's request to shut off your WiFi. Not all VPNs allow |
| 257 | torrenting, however there are VPNs that are built entirely for piracy. VPNs in and of themselves are | 254 | torrenting, however there are VPNs that are built entirely for piracy. VPNs in and of themselves are |
| 258 | perfectly legal, it's just that some people decide that they can commit crimes if it's harder for their actions | 255 | perfectly legal, it's just that some people decide that they can commit crimes if it's harder for their actions |
| 259 | to point back to them </li> | 256 | to point back to them.</li> |
| 260 | <br> | 257 | <br> |
| 261 | <li><b>Meshnets</b>: A special form of internet that requires special software to access. Meshnets tend to | 258 | <li><b>Meshnets</b>: A special form of internet that requires special software to access. Meshnets tend to |
| 262 | bounce internet traffic between multiple different computers in an attempt to make it nigh-impossible to | 259 | bounce internet traffic between multiple different computers in an attempt to make it nigh-impossible to |
| 263 | track any individual user. Again, these services in and of themselves are not illegal, but people tend to | 260 | track any individual user. Again, these services in and of themselves are not illegal, but people tend to |
| 264 | do illegal things while on them. Some of these services include: <a class="tor" href="https://torproject.org" target="_blank"><abbr title="The Onion Router">Tor</abbr></a>, | 261 | do illegal things while on them. Some of these services include: <a class="tor" href="https://torproject.org" target="_blank"><abbr title="The Onion Router">Tor</abbr></a>, |
| 265 | <a class="i2p" href="https://geti2p.net/en/" target="_blank"><abbr title="Invisible Internet Project">I2P</abbr></a>, | 262 | <a class="i2p" href="https://geti2p.net/en/" target="_blank"><abbr title="Invisible Internet Project">I2P</abbr></a>, |
| 266 | and <a class="bad" href="https://www.tribler.org/" target="_blank">Tribler</a></li> | 263 | and <a class="bad" href="https://www.tribler.org/" target="_blank">Tribler</a>.</li> |
| 267 | </ul> | 264 | </ul> |
| 268 | <p> | 265 | <p> |
| 269 | The earlier links that ended in .onion are links to Onion Sites, special sites hosted using <a href="https://torproject.org" target="_blank"><abbr title="The Onion Router">Tor</abbr></a>. | 266 | The earlier links that ended in <a class="tor">".onion"</a> are links to Onion Sites, special sites hosted using <a href="https://torproject.org" target="_blank"><abbr title="The Onion Router">Tor</abbr></a>. |
| 270 | To access an Onion Site, one must use the <a href="https://www.torproject.org/download/" target="_blank">Tor Browser Bundle / Tor Browser</a>. The more tech savvy may know that sites hosted | 267 | To access an Onion Site, one must use the <a href="https://www.torproject.org/download/" target="_blank">Tor Browser Bundle / Tor Browser</a>. More tech savvy readers may know that sites hosted |
| 271 | using Tor are on the <b><em>Dark Web</em></b>; By the way, <a href="https://geti2p.net/en/" target="_blank"><abbr title="Invisible Internet Project">I2P</abbr></a> counts as the Dark Web too! | 268 | using Tor are on the <b><em>Dark Web</em></b>; By the way, <a href="https://geti2p.net/en/" target="_blank"><abbr title="Invisible Internet Project">I2P</abbr></a> counts as the Dark Web too! |
| 272 | If that's not enough of a reason to avoid them, I don't know what is!<br> | 269 | If that's not enough of a reason to avoid them, I don't know what is!<br> |
| 273 | </p> | 270 | </p> |
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| 283 | provides access to research papers, regardless of the copyright or licensing agreements held by | 280 | provides access to research papers, regardless of the copyright or licensing agreements held by |
| 284 | the paper's authors. Papers require <abbr title="Digital Object Identifier(s)">DOIs</abbr> to | 281 | the paper's authors. Papers require <abbr title="Digital Object Identifier(s)">DOIs</abbr> to |
| 285 | access. I have personal experience with this site, as a (now fired, lol!) college professor recommended | 282 | access. I have personal experience with this site, as a (now fired, lol!) college professor recommended |
| 286 | it to me (disgusting!)</li><br> | 283 | it to me (disgusting!).</li><br> |
| 287 | <li><b>Library Genesis</b> <a class="bad" href="https://libgen.li" target="_blank">libgen.li</a>: Another shadow library in the vein | 284 | <li><b>Library Genesis</b> <a class="bad" href="https://libgen.li" target="_blank">libgen.is</a>: Another shadow library in the vein |
| 288 | of Scihub, but this one offers books instead of research papers. Libgen is one of the more popular shadow libraries, as it | 285 | of Scihub, but this one offers books instead of research papers. LibGen is one of the more popular shadow libraries, as it |
| 289 | has been around since 2008 and sports a very large catalog of pirated material. LibGen is unique from the other libraries | 286 | has been around since 2008 and sports a very large catalog of pirated material. LibGen is unique from the other libraries |
| 290 | in that if offers downloads using the <a href="https://ipfs.tech/" target="_blank"><abbr title="Interplanetary Filesystem">IPFS</abbr></a>, | 287 | in that it offers downloads using the <a href="https://ipfs.tech/" target="_blank"><abbr title="Interplanetary Filesystem">IPFS</abbr></a> |
| 291 | protocol another filesharing protocol similar to BitTorrent. Another funny fact is that LibGen came from the Soviet Union; only | 288 | protocol, another filesharing protocol similar to BitTorrent. Another funny fact is that LibGen came from the Soviet Union; only |
| 292 | commies could bear such a terrible disregard of copyright law!</li><br> | 289 | commies could bear such a terrible disregard of copyright law!</li><br> |
| 293 | <li><b>Z-Library</b> <a class="tor" href="http://loginzlib2vrak5zzpcocc3ouizykn6k5qecgj2tzlnab5wcbqhembyd.onion" target="_blank">loginzlib2vrak5zzpcocc3ouizykn6k5qecgj2tzlnab5wcbqhembyd.onion</a> <a class="i2p" href="http://zlib24th6ptyb4ibzn3tj2cndqafs6rhm4ed4gruxztaaco35lka.b32.i2p/" target="_blank">zlib24th6ptyb4ibzn3tj2cndqafs6rhm4ed4gruxztaaco35lka.b32.i2p</a>: | 290 | <li><b>Z-Library</b> <a class="tor" href="http://loginzlib2vrak5zzpcocc3ouizykn6k5qecgj2tzlnab5wcbqhembyd.onion" target="_blank">loginzlib2vrak5zzpcocc3ouizykn6k5qecgj2tzlnab5wcbqhembyd.onion</a> <a class="i2p" href="http://zlib24th6ptyb4ibzn3tj2cndqafs6rhm4ed4gruxztaaco35lka.b32.i2p/" target="_blank">zlib24th6ptyb4ibzn3tj2cndqafs6rhm4ed4gruxztaaco35lka.b32.i2p</a>: |
| 294 | yet again another shadow library, but this one has been fully kicked off the clearnet and into the Dark | 291 | yet again another shadow library, but this one has been fully kicked off the clearnet and into the Dark |
| 295 | Web. Currently only accessible through either Tor or I2P (using the .b32.i2p link), Z-Library is possibly the most illegal site I've | 292 | Web. Currently only accessible through either Tor or I2P (using the .b32.i2p link), Z-Library is possibly the most illegal site I've |
| 296 | covered so far. It sports a similarly large catalog of books to LibGen, and can be seen as an alternative. | 293 | covered so far. It sports a similarly large catalog of books to LibGen, and can be seen as an alternative. |
| 297 | Not that anyone should be looking for alternatives anyway</li><br> | 294 | Not that anyone should be looking for alternatives anyway.</li><br> |
| 298 | <li><b>Anna's Archive</b> <a class="bad" href="https://annas-archive.org/" target="_blank">annas-archive.org</a>: Anna's archive differs | 295 | <li><b>Anna's Archive</b> <a class="bad" href="https://annas-archive.org/" target="_blank">annas-archive.org</a>: Anna's archive differs |
| 299 | from the other shadow libraries in that it is not a shadow library in and of it self, but a search engine for the rest of the | 296 | from the other shadow libraries in that it is not a shadow library in and of itself, but a search engine for the rest of the |
| 300 | previously mentioned shadow libraries. It does not host any copyrighted content, much the TPB, but facilitates piracy by making | 297 | previously mentioned shadow libraries. It does not host any copyrighted content, much like TPB, but facilitates piracy by making |
| 301 | it trivially easy to find media across the different libraries. Anna's Archive claims that they do not wish to hurt the authors | 298 | it trivially easy to find media across the different libraries. Anna's Archive claims that they do not wish to hurt the authors |
| 302 | of the content they link to, in their about page, but fail spectacularly by simply existing!</li> | 299 | of the content they link to, in their about page, but fail spectacularly by simply existing!</li> |
| 303 | </ul> | 300 | </ul> |
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| 324 | <ul> | 321 | <ul> |
| 325 | <li><em>yt-dlp</em> <a class="bad" href="https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp" target="_blank">github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp</a>: | 322 | <li><em>yt-dlp</em> <a class="bad" href="https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp" target="_blank">github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp</a>: |
| 326 | A command-line tool used to download YouTube videos as either video files or audio files. Supports many | 323 | A command-line tool used to download YouTube videos as either video files or audio files. Supports many |
| 327 | different types of file format, and bypasses YouTube's rate-limit, enticing pirate who'd want to download | 324 | different types of file format, and bypasses YouTube's rate-limit, enticing pirates who'd want to download |
| 328 | entire playlists at once. Often used by pirates to download videos and thumbnails either to reupload to an | 325 | entire playlists at once. Often used by pirates to download videos and thumbnails either to reupload to an |
| 329 | unauthorized place -- such as another YouTube channel, or TikTok -- or to download massive amounts of music</li><br> | 326 | unauthorized place -- such as another YouTube channel, or TikTok -- or to download massive amounts of music.</li><br> |
| 330 | <li><em>YouTube Revanced</em> <a class="bad" href="https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager" target="_blank">github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager</a>: YouTube Revanced, or rather Revanced Manager | 327 | <li><em>YouTube Revanced</em> <a class="bad" href="https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager" target="_blank">github.com/ReVanced/revanced-manager</a>: YouTube Revanced, or rather Revanced Manager |
| 331 | is an app that modifies a local installation of YouTube to add/remove features from the original app, such as blocking ads (piracy), automatically skipping in-video sponsorships (piracy), and | 328 | is an app that modifies a local installation of YouTube to add/remove features from the original app, such as blocking ads (piracy), automatically skipping in-video sponsorships (piracy), and |
| 332 | making it trivially easy to download videos (piracy). There are some interesting features that are available from ReVanced, but the piracy should be enough to put anyone off from ever using the | 329 | making it trivially easy to download videos (piracy). There are some interesting features that are available from ReVanced, but the piracy should be enough to put anyone off from ever using the |
| 333 | app in any capacity. This is one of those apps that uses a legal loophole to continue existing, as it is illegal to distribute a modified version of YouTube, but it isn't illegal to distribute | 330 | app in any capacity. This is one of those apps that uses a legal loophole to continue existing, as it is illegal to distribute a modified version of YouTube, but it isn't illegal to distribute |
| 334 | "patches" that would modify YouTube, and a "patcher" to actually modify YouTube</li><br> | 331 | "patches" that would modify YouTube, and a "patcher" to actually modify the app.</li><br> |
| 335 | <li><em>NewPipe</em> <a class="bad" href="https://newpipe.net/" target="_blank">newpipe.net</a>: NewPipe is a "free front-end" for YouTube that doesn't log into a Google account and allows its user to | 332 | <li><em>NewPipe</em> <a class="bad" href="https://newpipe.net/" target="_blank">newpipe.net</a>: NewPipe is a "free front-end" for YouTube that doesn't log into a Google account and allows its user to |
| 336 | view YouTube videos without ads, along with enabling the downloading of videos. NewPipe is actually used by ReVanced to download its videos. NewPipe claims that it respects users privacy, but | 333 | view YouTube videos without ads, along with enabling the downloading of videos. NewPipe is actually used by ReVanced to download its videos. NewPipe claims that it respects users privacy, but |
| 337 | without preventing piracy, what's the point?</li><br> | 334 | without preventing piracy, what's the point?</li><br> |
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| 347 | administrator of "User will watch ads to pay for the Administrator's site so that they may keep serving the user" | 344 | administrator of "User will watch ads to pay for the Administrator's site so that they may keep serving the user" |
| 348 | is broken by preventing ads from showing -- thus preventing ad revenue from being claimed by the site admin -- | 345 | is broken by preventing ads from showing -- thus preventing ad revenue from being claimed by the site admin -- |
| 349 | while still loading the rest of the website. This is unacceptable, as running a website is not only difficult, but | 346 | while still loading the rest of the website. This is unacceptable, as running a website is not only difficult, but |
| 350 | costs money! (Trust me, it's both)<br> | 347 | costs money! (Trust me, it's both.)<br> |
| 351 | <br> | 348 | <br> |
| 352 | Some of the most popular ad-blocking software includes: | 349 | Some of the most popular ad-blocking software includes: |
| 353 | </p> | 350 | </p> |
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| 359 | <li><em>uMatrix</em> <a class="bad" href="https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix" target="_blank">github.com/gorhill/uMatrix</a>: uMatrix was uBlock before uBlock, and can do quite a few of the things uBlock Origin can currently do. It | 356 | <li><em>uMatrix</em> <a class="bad" href="https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix" target="_blank">github.com/gorhill/uMatrix</a>: uMatrix was uBlock before uBlock, and can do quite a few of the things uBlock Origin can currently do. It |
| 360 | acts like a built-in firewall that pirates can edit on the fly to block the elements of certain sites from loading. Luckily, uMatirx has been abandoned and deprecated by uBlock Origin. One less project to worry about!</li><br> | 357 | acts like a built-in firewall that pirates can edit on the fly to block the elements of certain sites from loading. Luckily, uMatirx has been abandoned and deprecated by uBlock Origin. One less project to worry about!</li><br> |
| 361 | <li><em>Ghostery</em> <a class="bad" href="https://www.ghostery.com/ghostery-ad-blocker" target="_blank">www.ghostery.com/ghostery-ad-blocker</a>: Ghostery is another one of the more popular ad-blockers being used right now, and is | 358 | <li><em>Ghostery</em> <a class="bad" href="https://www.ghostery.com/ghostery-ad-blocker" target="_blank">www.ghostery.com/ghostery-ad-blocker</a>: Ghostery is another one of the more popular ad-blockers being used right now, and is |
| 362 | available for all platforms (unlike uMatrix). Ghostery claims that they block trackers and make your web browsing experience safer, but they're actively harming the job safety of the site admins that are having their ads blocked!</li><br> | 359 | available for all platforms (unlike uMatrix). Ghostery claims that they block trackers and make your web browsing experience safer, but they're actively harming the job safety of the site admins that are having their ads blocked!</li> |
| 363 | </ul> | 360 | </ul> |
| 364 | <br> | 361 | <br> |
| 365 | <p> | 362 | <p> |