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Preventing Piracy: A Guide On How To Avoid Pirate Activities

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Foreword:

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I am a man who has despised piracy and the works of copyright thieves my entire life. As soon as I could - understand what copyright was, I became a massive proponent for it and for what it stand for: Order, a - bulwark against those who'd stoop so low as to steal someone else's idea and pawn it off as their own. - I can not STAND pirates, I get physically violent around them, my family has banned any mention of pirates - or pirate adjacent activities in my presence! Yet however much I hate pirates, I understand that some people - simply do not know better; some are ignorant to the damage they're doing by downloading a game or a book for - free. Seeking to better your knowledge is no excuse, even for those who are trying to learn about the law itself! - Yet again, it is understandable that some people may not truly grasp the gravity of their actions. That's what - this guide is for, for those who don't know how to avoid piracy!
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Preventing Piracy: A Guide On How To Avoid Pirate Activities

- In this guide on avoiding piracy, I endeavor to teach you, the reader, on how to spot piracy in the wild, - how to resist the siren call of free stuff, and the most common / popular services currently used in modern - copyright theft. -

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What IS Piracy Anyway?

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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines piracy as:

- ... The unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or conception especially in infringement of a copyright -

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While the Cambridge Dictionary defines piracy as:

- ... The act of illegally copying computer programs, recordings, films, etc. to sell them at much cheaper prices -

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Now these definitions, while succinct, are insufficient for truly understanding what piracy is and what it entails. - What does it mean to "illegally" copy a piece of media, or to "infringe" on copyright? Maybe Wikipedia's definition - of piracy is better: -

- Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of works protected by copyright without - permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted - to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, - or to make derivative works. The copyright holder is typically the work's creator, or a publisher or other - business to whom copyright has been assigned. Copyright holders routinely invoke legal and technological - measures to prevent and penalize copyright infringement -

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Ok now we can work with this. Summarizing, piracy -- or copyright infringement -- is when someone does something to a - copyrighted work without permission, like making a copy and redistributing it. This is, for the most part, the extent - of piracy for most internet users: the copying and redistribution of a copyrighted work. The actual details of real - copyright law are a bit too verbose and unnecessarily fine-grained for this guide, so I'll spare you the detail.
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Foreword:

- TL:DR - Piracy is the unauthorized copying and redistribution of a copyrighted material -

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But Why Do People Pirate?

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- People pirate for a multitude of reasons, all unacceptable, but some more "valid" than others. Some of these reasons - include:

Pricing: The pirate may believe the copyrighted work is priced too high, or may be unable to afford a legitimate purchase

"Trials": The pirate may wish to trial the copyrighted work, say in the case of software, to determine its "true" value

Availability: The pirate may be unable to acquire the copyrighted work through legitimate means, and is - forced to pirate as a means to access the content

I am a man who has despised piracy and the works of copyright thieves my entire life. As soon as I could + understand what copyright was, I became a massive proponent for it and for what it stand for: Order, a + bulwark against those who'd stoop so low as to steal someone else's idea and pawn it off as their own. + I can not STAND pirates, I get physically violent around them, my family has banned any mention of pirates + or pirate adjacent activities in my presence! Yet however much I hate pirates, I understand that some people + simply do not know better; some are ignorant to the damage they're doing by downloading a game or a book for + free. Seeking to better your knowledge is no excuse, even for those who are trying to learn about the law itself! + Yet again, it is understandable that some people may not truly grasp the gravity of their actions. That's what + this guide is for, for those who don't know how to avoid piracy!

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DRM Removal: The copyrighted work may employ DRM as a - means to prevent pirates from exploiting their work, which may interfere with the legitimate use of the - software/media

Flagrant Disregard: Some people simply disagree with the concept of copyright, and become pirates as they do not respect the law

Etc.: Other (still invalid) reasons not mentioned for lack of time

+ In this guide on avoiding piracy, I endeavor to teach you, the reader, on how to spot piracy in the wild, + how to resist the siren call of free stuff, and the most common / popular services currently used in modern + copyright theft. +

- Again, none of these reasons are valid excuses to break the law:

Pricing: Many things are unaffordable to the average person, such as a jet carrier. Should I be able to - steal a jet carrier just because I selfishly believe the price I was given is "unrepresentative" of the - actual value of the jet carrier? No! That would be completely preposterous.

"Trials": If a company wished to offer a demo of their software for the general public to trial their - software and determine if they should purchase it, then they would simply offer the trial. Furthermore, - acquiring a full copy of a piece of interactive media such as software or a video game is NOWHERE near - a traditional "demo", as the entire content of the media is contained within the pirated copy. If the - pirate didn't wish to pay for the real product, but still wanted to use it, there would be nothing - preventing them from simply using the copy they already have

Availability: This is possibly the most understandable reason as to why someone would intentionally - commit piracy, however it is yet again unacceptable. There is plenty of media that has been rendered - exclusive to a specific piece of hardware, most notably game consoles. A game which is exclusive to Xbox - or Playstation should not be pirated just because it's otherwise exclusive! That's like saying you should - be able to steal one of the motors out of a Tesla brand car just because it has motors and your car doesn't!

DRM Removal: DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is implemented in a piece of software or media as a - way to prevent pirates from stealing their product. However, sometimes the measures taken impact user - experience and simultaneously fail to prevent pirates from stealing. This is unfortunate, yes, but wouldn't - be necessary if it weren't for pirates in the first place! You can't seriously blame the inventor of barbed - wire for the injuries of criminals who can obviously see the danger and still cut themselves on it. It's an - even more preposterous action to blame him for the injuries of innocents when it's the installer's fault for - the faulty use. Don't blame DRM, blame the pirates. And if you can't blame the pirates for some reason, blame - the companies who implement DRM in ways that harm the consumer

Flagrant Disregard: I shouldn't need to comment on this, but I shall regardless. We depend on law and - order to keep the peace in modern society. When someone willingly goes against law and order, they are naturally - enemies to society as whole and must be dealt with swiftly. While copyright infringement may feel like a - victimless crime, it is far from one, and it really does harm the companies it affects. Furthermore, if someone - is so willing to skirt the law when it comes to something like copyright infringement, what's preventing them - from skirting the law in other places? Pirates are already stealing, so what's to prevent them from shoplifting - or snatching purses from frail old ladies?

- There really is no reason to break the law and pirate. No rational one at least. -

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Avoiding Piracy In The Wild

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- Not everyone has as sharp an eye for piracy as me, and it can't be expected that someone with no experience - nor any idea of what piracy looks like in real life should be able to spot it and avoid it; You can't expect - someone who's never been taught that stealing is bad to avoid stealing. Luckily, piracy is rather easy to spot

- Piracy is usually an intentional activity, as it's fairly hard to participate in piracy on accident. It's - possible to be a pirate ignorantly, but the pirate must take some action to infringe on someone's copyright - for it to be piracy. This is quite nice for us copyright respecters, as it means we don't need to worry about - infringing on anything in most daily activities. Piracy is NOT: -

Listening to music
Watching a movie
Playing a video game
Interacting with a copyrighted work through its intended means

- Piracy in most daily scenarios boils down to the dissemination of material through improper channels and - without permission of the copyright holder. This means most interactions with pirates will take place at - the point of distribution. This may happen online or offline, in-person or from half-way across the world. - One easy way to tell if something is piracy or not is to ask yourself it it seems sketchy. If you have - second thoughts about if this is what the owner would want, or if your safety is put at risk through the - activity, it's probably piracy. If someone offers you a magazine for significantly cheaper than you'd - expect, they're probably pirating the magazine. If you're offered cheap software through some sketchy - website, it's probably piracy. Really, just use common sense and stay away from those weird dark corners - of the internet. Here are some examples of what piracy IS: -

Using a YouTube video downloader to download a song
Torrenting movies, software, video games, etc.
Using ad-free versions of apps that normally require ads
Using an ad-blocker on a website that normally serves ads
Recording a movie or video with a screen recorder or camera
Giving or receiving a copy of a game to/from a friend
Redistributing or modifying media in any way that you are not given express permission to do so

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Links, sites, and tech to avoid

- Despite my best efforts, there will inevitably be people who will end up as pirates if not given EXPLICIT - instructions on what to avoid, so that is what I endeavor to do here. I repeat, this section is intended - to be a list of things to AVOID, NOT THINGS TO USE! I do NOT endorse piracy in any way, if I haven't made - that obviously clear so far. Do NOT use these "services" (crime facilitators) to subvert the copyright - protections of others. This is simply a list of things to AVOID!!!!
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What IS Piracy Anyway?

Torrenting

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines piracy as:

+ ... The unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or conception especially in infringement of a copyright +

- Torrenting, or the use of the BitTorrent Protocol, is not inherently illegal. It is perfectly legal to use - the BitTorrent Protocol to share files with your friends or strangers, GIVEN THAT THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER HAS - AUTHORIZED THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTENT!!! For example, sharing Linux ISOs is perfectly fine because of - Linux's GPLv2 License. This is NOT the case for, say, "Spiderman: Into the Spideyverse". Unless Sony comes - out and says "WE DON'T CARE ABOUT SPIDERMAN ANYMORE, GO NUTS!", it is piracy (and illegal!) to download or - redistribute any Spiderman movies using the BitTorrent protocol (or any information transmission protocol - for that matter) +

While the Cambridge Dictionary defines piracy as:

+ ... The act of illegally copying computer programs, recordings, films, etc. to sell them at much cheaper prices +

- Examples of illegal torrenting: -

The Pirate Bay [thepiratebay.org]: A public - torrent tracker which provides the .torrent files required to download files illegally. Curiously - enough, TPB doesn't host any copyrighted material, they only facilitate the act of copyright - infringement by offering a safe haven for pirates to congregate

Now these definitions, while succinct, are insufficient for truly understanding what piracy is and what it entails. + What does it mean to "illegally" copy a piece of media, or to "infringe" on copyright? Maybe Wikipedia's definition + of piracy is better: +

+ Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of works protected by copyright without + permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted + to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, + or to make derivative works. The copyright holder is typically the work's creator, or a publisher or other + business to whom copyright has been assigned. Copyright holders routinely invoke legal and technological + measures to prevent and penalize copyright infringement +

Ok now we can work with this. Summarizing, piracy -- or copyright infringement -- is when someone does something to a + copyrighted work without permission, like making a copy and redistributing it. This is, for the most part, the extent + of piracy for most internet users: the copying and redistribution of a copyrighted work. The actual details of real + copyright law are a bit too verbose and unnecessarily fine-grained for this guide, so I'll spare you the detail.
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+ TL:DR - Piracy is the unauthorized copying and redistribution of a copyrighted material +

But Why Do People Pirate?

+ People pirate for a multitude of reasons, all unacceptable, but some more "valid" than others. Some of these reasons + include:

Pricing: The pirate may believe the copyrighted work is priced too high, or may be unable to afford a legitimate purchase

"Trials": The pirate may wish to trial the copyrighted work, say in the case of software, to determine its "true" value

Availability: The pirate may be unable to acquire the copyrighted work through legitimate means, and is + forced to pirate as a means to access the content

1337x [1337x.to | l337xdarkkaqfwzntnfk5bmoaroivtl6xsbatabvlb52umg6v3ch44yd.onion *]: - Another very popular torrent site that provides .torrent files and magnet links without being a tracker. - According to TorrentFreak, - it is the 2nd most popular torrent site of 2023
DRM Removal: The copyrighted work may employ DRM as a + means to prevent pirates from exploiting their work, which may interfere with the legitimate use of the + software/media

BTDigg [btdig.com | btdigggink2pdqzqrik3blmqemsbntpzwxottujilcdjfz56jumzfsyd.onion *]: - A torrent search engine that uses the Mainline DHT as a way to find and serve magnet links. Unlike other - sites it is neither a tracker nor an index as it does not store any information about magnet links, it - simply traverses the Mainline DHT to find torrents for pirates to download
Flagrant Disregard: Some people simply disagree with the concept of copyright, and become pirates as they do not respect the law

rutracker [rutracker.org | torrentsru5dbmqszbdinnz7cjiubxsjngq52qij6ih3fmp3gn7hwqqd.onion *]: - The largest Russian BitTorrent tracker to date. Tracks an enormous number of torrents, and is often used - by non-russians due to the sheer volume of content stored there

Etc.: Other (still invalid) reasons not mentioned for lack of time

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+ Again, none of these reasons are valid excuses to break the law:

Pricing: Many things are unaffordable to the average person, such as a jet carrier. Should I be able to + steal a jet carrier just because I selfishly believe the price I was given is "unrepresentative" of the + actual value of the jet carrier? No! That would be completely preposterous.

"Trials": If a company wished to offer a demo of their software for the general public to trial their + software and determine if they should purchase it, then they would simply offer the trial. Furthermore, + acquiring a full copy of a piece of interactive media such as software or a video game is NOWHERE near + a traditional "demo", as the entire content of the media is contained within the pirated copy. If the + pirate didn't wish to pay for the real product, but still wanted to use it, there would be nothing + preventing them from simply using the copy they already have

Availability: This is possibly the most understandable reason as to why someone would intentionally + commit piracy, however it is yet again unacceptable. There is plenty of media that has been rendered + exclusive to a specific piece of hardware, most notably game consoles. A game which is exclusive to Xbox + or Playstation should not be pirated just because it's otherwise exclusive! That's like saying you should + be able to steal one of the motors out of a Tesla brand car just because it has motors and your car doesn't!

DRM Removal: DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is implemented in a piece of software or media as a + way to prevent pirates from stealing their product. However, sometimes the measures taken impact user + experience and simultaneously fail to prevent pirates from stealing. This is unfortunate, yes, but wouldn't + be necessary if it weren't for pirates in the first place! You can't seriously blame the inventor of barbed + wire for the injuries of criminals who can obviously see the danger and still cut themselves on it. It's an + even more preposterous action to blame him for the injuries of innocents when it's the installer's fault for + the faulty use. Don't blame DRM, blame the pirates. And if you can't blame the pirates for some reason, blame + the companies who implement DRM in ways that harm the consumer

Flagrant Disregard: I shouldn't need to comment on this, but I shall regardless. We depend on law and + order to keep the peace in modern society. When someone willingly goes against law and order, they are naturally + enemies to society as whole and must be dealt with swiftly. While copyright infringement may feel like a + victimless crime, it is far from one, and it really does harm the companies it affects. Furthermore, if someone + is so willing to skirt the law when it comes to something like copyright infringement, what's preventing them + from skirting the law in other places? Pirates are already stealing, so what's to prevent them from shoplifting + or snatching purses from frail old ladies?

+ There really is no reason to break the law and pirate. No rational one at least. +

Torrenting Peripherals

- Because of how the BitTorrent Protocol was written, it exposes your IP address to anyone else who's torrenting - a file you're uploading/downloading. This is great news for us pirate haters, because this means copyright - holders can get a pirate's IP and report them to their ISP for - copyright infringement and get their internet shutdown. If someone is a big enough pirate they may even get a - visit from our boys in the FBI. Unluckily, most pirates know about this and use things to circumvent this
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Avoiding Piracy In The Wild

- Some of these services include: -

VPNs: A piece of software used to mask your IP, - which can be used to circumvent a copyright holder's request to shut off your WiFi. Not all VPNs allow - torrenting, however there are VPNs that are built entirely for piracy. VPNs in and of themselves are - perfectly legal, it's just that some people decide that they can commit crimes if it's harder for their actions - to point back to them

+ Not everyone has as sharp an eye for piracy as me, and it can't be expected that someone with no experience + nor any idea of what piracy looks like in real life should be able to spot it and avoid it; You can't expect + someone who's never been taught that stealing is bad to avoid stealing. Luckily, piracy is rather easy to spot

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Meshnets: A special form of internet that requires special software to access. Meshnets tend to - bounce internet traffic between multiple different computers in an attempt to make it nigh-impossible to - track any individual user. Again, these services in and of themselves are not illegal, but people tend to - do illegal things while on them. Some of these services include: Tor, - I2P, - and Tribler

- The earlier links that ended in .onion are links to Onion Sites, special sites hosted using Tor. - To access an Onion Site, one must use the Tor Browser Bundle / Tor Browser. The more tech savvy may know that sites hosted - using Tor are on the Dark Web. If that's not enough of a reason to avoid them, I don't know what is!
+ Piracy is usually an intentional activity, as it's fairly hard to participate in piracy on accident. It's + possible to be a pirate ignorantly, but the pirate must take some action to infringe on someone's copyright + for it to be piracy. This is quite nice for us copyright respecters, as it means we don't need to worry about + infringing on anything in most daily activities. Piracy is NOT: +

Listening to music
Watching a movie
Playing a video game
Interacting with a copyrighted work through its intended means

+ Piracy in most daily scenarios boils down to the dissemination of material through improper channels and + without permission of the copyright holder. This means most interactions with pirates will take place at + the point of distribution. This may happen online or offline, in-person or from half-way across the world. + One easy way to tell if something is piracy or not is to ask yourself it it seems sketchy. If you have + second thoughts about if this is what the owner would want, or if your safety is put at risk through the + activity, it's probably piracy. If someone offers you a magazine for significantly cheaper than you'd + expect, they're probably pirating the magazine. If you're offered cheap software through some sketchy + website, it's probably piracy. Really, just use common sense and stay away from those weird dark corners + of the internet. Here are some examples of what piracy IS: +

Using a YouTube video downloader to download a song
Torrenting movies, software, video games, etc.
Using ad-free versions of apps that normally require ads
Using an ad-blocker on a website that normally serves ads
Recording a movie or video with a screen recorder or camera
Giving or receiving a copy of a game to/from a friend
Redistributing or modifying media in any way that you are not given express permission to do so

Non-Torrenting Piracy Sites

- Not every piracy site uses torrenting to distribute their ill-gotten goods. Some sites distribute materials directly, - while others use other technologies to disseminate their illegitimate copies. Some of these sites include: -

Scihub [sci-hub.st]: Scihub mainly - provides access to research papers, regardless of the copyright or licensing agreements held by - the paper's authors. Papers require DOIs to - access. I have personal experience with this site, as a (now fired, lol!) college professor recommended - it to me (disgusting!)

Library Genesis [libgen.li]: Another shadow library in the vein - of Scihub, but this one offers books instead of research papers. Libgen is one of the more popular shadow libraries, as it - has been around since 2008 and sports a very large catalog of pirated material. LibGen is unique from the other libraries - in that if offers downloads using the IPFS, - protocol another filesharing protocol similar to BitTorrent. Another funny fact is that LibGen came from the Soviet Union; only - commies could bear such a terrible disregard of copyright law!

Z-Library [loginzlib2vrak5zzpcocc3ouizykn6k5qecgj2tzlnab5wcbqhembyd.onion * | zlib24th6ptyb4ibzn3tj2cndqafs6rhm4ed4gruxztaaco35lka.b32.i2p *]: - yet again another shadow library, but this one has been fully kicked off the clearnet and into the Dark - Web. Currently only accessible through either Tor or I2P (using the .b32.i2p link), Z-Library is possibly the most illegal site I've - covered so far. It sports a similarly large catalog of books to LibGen, and can be seen as an alternative. - Not that anyone should be looking for alternatives anyway

Anna's Archive [annas-archive.org]: Anna's archive differs - 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 - previously mentioned shadow libraries. It does not host any copyrighted content, much the TPB, but facilitates piracy by making - it trivially easy to find media across the different libraries. Anna's Archive claims that they do not wish to hurt the authors - of the content they link to, in their about page, but fail spectacularly by simply existing!

- Again, there are many more examples of non torrent-based piracy sites, but if I were to list them then we'd be here all day. Pirates regularly - have their domains seized and are forced to either go dark and take their site down or switch to another domain. It's likely that all the - domains I've listed will be different or defunct within a year (here's hoping!). Going on a pirate hunt is a lot like trying to kill the hydra, - kill one pirate and 3 more hop out of the hole you blasted through their ship. The only way piracy can end is if people are made aware of the - harm they're bringing; only through willing refusal to pirate can piracy be defeated, and I hope that I've helped in achieving that. -

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Closing Remarks:

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- While piracy may never come to an end, I hope I have convinced you to give up any future piracy you may - have potentially committed. Maybe I was so convincing as to have you share this article around and spread - the word of anti-piracy to the masses. If I can have even one person swear off piracy forever, I will be - satisfied with my efforts. I hope this guide has been helpful in your journey to become a better person - and better netizen. Remember, piracy kills! -

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- + 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 + 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 + aren't getting invited to without doing a lot of torrenting (which you wouldn't do, because you're not a pirate!)
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Torrenting Peripherals

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+ Because of how the BitTorrent Protocol was written, it exposes your IP address to anyone else who's torrenting + a file you're uploading/downloading. This is great news for us pirate haters, because this means copyright + holders can get a pirate's IP and report them to their ISP for + copyright infringement and get their internet shutdown. If someone is a big enough pirate they may even get a + visit from our boys in the FBI. Unluckily, most pirates know about this and use things to circumvent this
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+ Some of these services include: +

VPNs: A piece of software used to mask your IP, + which can be used to circumvent a copyright holder's request to shut off your WiFi. Not all VPNs allow + torrenting, however there are VPNs that are built entirely for piracy. VPNs in and of themselves are + perfectly legal, it's just that some people decide that they can commit crimes if it's harder for their actions + to point back to them

Meshnets: A special form of internet that requires special software to access. Meshnets tend to + bounce internet traffic between multiple different computers in an attempt to make it nigh-impossible to + track any individual user. Again, these services in and of themselves are not illegal, but people tend to + do illegal things while on them. Some of these services include: Tor, + I2P, + and Tribler

+ The earlier links that ended in .onion are links to Onion Sites, special sites hosted using Tor. + To access an Onion Site, one must use the Tor Browser Bundle / Tor Browser. The more tech savvy may know that sites hosted + using Tor are on the Dark Web. If that's not enough of a reason to avoid them, I don't know what is!
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Non-Torrenting Piracy Sites

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+ Not every piracy site uses torrenting to distribute their ill-gotten goods. Some sites distribute materials directly, + while others use other technologies to disseminate their illegitimate copies. Some of these sites include: +

Scihub [sci-hub.st]: Scihub mainly + provides access to research papers, regardless of the copyright or licensing agreements held by + the paper's authors. Papers require DOIs to + access. I have personal experience with this site, as a (now fired, lol!) college professor recommended + it to me (disgusting!)

Library Genesis [libgen.li]: Another shadow library in the vein + of Scihub, but this one offers books instead of research papers. Libgen is one of the more popular shadow libraries, as it + has been around since 2008 and sports a very large catalog of pirated material. LibGen is unique from the other libraries + in that if offers downloads using the IPFS, + protocol another filesharing protocol similar to BitTorrent. Another funny fact is that LibGen came from the Soviet Union; only + commies could bear such a terrible disregard of copyright law!

Z-Library [loginzlib2vrak5zzpcocc3ouizykn6k5qecgj2tzlnab5wcbqhembyd.onion * | zlib24th6ptyb4ibzn3tj2cndqafs6rhm4ed4gruxztaaco35lka.b32.i2p *]: + yet again another shadow library, but this one has been fully kicked off the clearnet and into the Dark + Web. Currently only accessible through either Tor or I2P (using the .b32.i2p link), Z-Library is possibly the most illegal site I've + covered so far. It sports a similarly large catalog of books to LibGen, and can be seen as an alternative. + Not that anyone should be looking for alternatives anyway

Anna's Archive [annas-archive.org]: Anna's archive differs + 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 + previously mentioned shadow libraries. It does not host any copyrighted content, much the TPB, but facilitates piracy by making + it trivially easy to find media across the different libraries. Anna's Archive claims that they do not wish to hurt the authors + of the content they link to, in their about page, but fail spectacularly by simply existing!

+ Again, there are many more examples of non torrent-based piracy sites, but if I were to list them then we'd be here all day. Pirates regularly + have their domains seized and are forced to either go dark and take their site down or switch to another domain. It's likely that all the + domains I've listed will be different or defunct within a year (here's hoping!). Going on a pirate hunt is a lot like trying to kill the hydra, + kill one pirate and 3 more hop out of the hole you blasted through their ship. The only way piracy can end is if people are made aware of the + harm they're bringing; only through willing refusal to pirate can piracy be defeated, and I hope that I've helped in achieving that. +

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Closing Remarks:

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+ While piracy may never come to an end, I hope I have convinced you to give up any future piracy you may + have potentially committed. Maybe I was so convincing as to have you share this article around and spread + the word of anti-piracy to the masses. If I can have even one person swear off piracy forever, I will be + satisfied with my efforts. I hope this guide has been helpful in your journey to become a better person + and better netizen. Remember, piracy kills! +

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