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Re:Iconic Torrent Site Rarbg Shuts Down, All Content Release... by traverseda on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @11:38AM (#36139580)
Because they make money off of ads and people who have the skills and resources to do that without profit motive also probably are afraid of getting entangled in legal battles.
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Re:Iconic Torrent Site Rarbg Shuts Down, All Content Release... by sktrdie on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @12:19PM (#36140119)
From the announcement doesn't seem like they were making money?
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Re:Iconic Torrent Site Rarbg Shuts Down, All Content Release... by traverseda on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @02:36PM (#36142071)
Pretty sure I remember there being ads.
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Re:Iconic Torrent Site Rarbg Shuts Down, All Content Release... by diath on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @07:34PM (#36145916)
Even so, if they earn less money off ads than it costs to keep the site running, they're not making money, they're losing money.
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Re:Iconic Torrent Site Rarbg Shuts Down, All Content Release... by megablast on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @10:16PM (#36146892)
What is this comment? So they were losing money you suggest they should lose more money?
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