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Re:EC2 Micro Instance as a Remote Bittorrent Client by javanix on Monday November 29, 2010 @09:28AM (#1950354)
The only thing I would ever use this for would be legal files shared with friends - I'm not sure how often Amazon ripples their IP addresses, but I'm sure the RIAA/MPAA would have a field day with an IP address linked to a billing account in the US.
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Re:EC2 Micro Instance as a Remote Bittorrent Client by jarpadat on Monday November 29, 2010 @10:06AM (#1950464)
Use a prepaid credit card; use a payphone for the phone call confirmation.
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Re:EC2 Micro Instance as a Remote Bittorrent Client by honopu on Monday November 29, 2010 @10:22AM (#1950536)
sounds like a lot of work to just get around buying content :)
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Re:EC2 Micro Instance as a Remote Bittorrent Client by tomjen3 on Monday November 29, 2010 @10:56AM (#1950659)
Most of the content that is worth pirating can't be brought at all. Many US tv shows are two or more years behind outside the US.
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Re:EC2 Micro Instance as a Remote Bittorrent Client by JonnieCache on Monday November 29, 2010 @03:24PM (#1951659)
I would have killed for this when living on campus.
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