Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine Says Farewell

Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by ultramancool on Friday August 05, 2016 @03:04PM (#12234978)

> Buying copywritten works usually buys license yo use, not distribute (share)

Under this definition loaning a book or movie to a friend is sketchy.

The sharing model is rampant as individuals, it only became a problem when the internet made it so strangers could share without much of a thought that they were even doing so.

But I seriously have to ask myself how borrowing a DVD from my friend differs from torrenting it instead. Perhaps the only difference is that only 1 copy can be watched at a time? Do we need a file loaning service?

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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by nickpsecurity on Friday August 05, 2016 @05:49PM (#12235953)

"But I seriously have to ask myself how borrowing a DVD from my friend differs from torrenting it instead. "

I cant remember the specifics on loaning angle. I'd just not advertise that I did. Your comment reminds me that i need to fo a refresher on this stuff's grey areas in case the wording needs to be modified.

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