Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

The draft of Rep. Darrell Issa's new U.S. pirate site blocking bill 'ACPA' is not without controversy. In public comments, opponents warn that the bill's legal framework risks overblocking, which can impact legitimate sites and services. And in a new twist, it appears the bill may come with a potential self-destruct button: a "sunsetting clause".

In a pivotal moment for artificial intelligence and copyright law, Meta has secured a bittersweet partial fair use victory in its defense of a 'piracy' lawsuit filed by several book authors. While granting Meta summary judgment on specific claims, the court outlined how copyright challenges against AI developers might succeed in the future. The decision emphasizes the critical importance of proving potential market harm, specifically by AI-generated books.

Curious what you guys think, if you can find a better version, if I should keep working on this, etc.

For many thousands of Albanians, Filma24 was the top destination for pirated movies and TV shows. This weekend, however, that routine came to an abrupt halt when the site and many of its backup domains went offline. All signs point to an intervention from anti-piracy group ACE and parent organization the Motion Picture Association (MPA), which is the new owner of Filma24's domain names.

Hi all,

I pirate plenty of games and films, but I haven’t pirated music in years. Recently, I’ve been using FOSS streaming alternatives that hook into Spotify or YouTube to avoid ads.

However, my Android is currently out of service (waiting on a new screen), so I’m using an old Nokia Lumia 1020. In 2025, it’s practically a dumb phone, so I need MP3s, WAVs, or FLAC files to have some sound in my life. I’m struggling to find music—my taste is eclectic and niche, and I’m also lazy. Are there any active communities in 2025 that focus on music piracy with curated playlists?

I’m specifically looking for:

• Folk-punk
• Post-punk
• British indie
• Swing

Any advice is welcome!-------

First off, sorry if this has been asked a million times in this community already, but the only post I found on this topic when I searched was over two years old.

I've been using PIA vpn for the past two years, but my subscription is ending soon and I was thinking about switching providers. I'm a fairly basic vpn user so I'm not overly concerned about advanced features and bells and whistles. I have a limited budget to work with, and I run Fedora os. Does anyone have any recommendations on what vpn I should be using?

I've seen Mullvad mentioned frequently, but it's a touch expensive compared to others. I've heard some good things about Proton vpn too, but I know there was a controversy with their CEO not long ago. I've also just read something about IVPN and they look good, but I'd like opinions from more sources. I'm open too all other suggestions as well. Thanks for any and all thoughts!

If I had to guess, I would say Manga 100% and if I had to put a second place, it would be DENUVO (~~fucked~~) games.

Looked for an app on mobilism. And a comment said something suspicious.

App name: Seven

Uploader: Balatan

About an year ago I searched on reddit about, If mobilism is safe or not. And lot of people said that it's safe. And some people even mentioned above mentioned uploader Balatan to be trustworthy.

I don't know how much true is that comment.

I am not an expert in digital forensics. So, I just leave it to your eyes.

If so, which one works or did your account get banned?

I've included a link for an app but it appears to be a couple of years old now and might not work.

As a torrent seeder, does one's max upload speed affect their likelihood of connecting w/ leechers? I know about port forwarding and all that jazz, but suppose a leecher adds a torrent with 10 seeders—does the leecher's client give any sort of preferential treatment for seeders w/ faster connections or is it basically each seeder has an equal (in this case, 10%) chance of being the chosen one? In other words, do seeders w/ normie home internet connections have a disadvantage over those w/ the faster connections?

They are not allowing copying magnet urls too.

I don't wanna use Spotify anymore and would like to build my own offline collection of music. The issue is, I have hundreds of albums saved on Spotify that I love listening to. Downloading each individual song would be a royal pain in the ass to do. A lot of the stuff on the megathread doesn't seem to work anymore for music specifically. I also would like to have high quality audio files. Any ideas how to go about doing this? I have no idea how torrenting works.

these sites makes me angry. void scans, rolia scans, reset scans, all of these scammers are putting future chapters behind a time paywall, although these chapters ARE LITERALLY PIRATED, I'm someone who turns off adblock to support these and any other site, now I'm supposed to see ads AND not be able to read all of the chapters of my favorite manhwas?!!

I have a specific song that doesn't seem to be on youtube. I've tried a bunch of spotify download websites plus spotdl, they all claim to find it but then the song isn't the same song (or is instrumental when it should have words).

One of my kids has asked for this for their MP3 player. I'm even happy to pay for it properly, I just can't find it anywhere except spotify. The song is this specific version of Power in Me by The Young Voices Choir: https://open.spotify.com/track/4xkRsdm9qreAvi1JnF8B0A

Any ideas?

Edit: I managed to get the song using https://spotidown.app/, thanks for all the suggestions!

Anybody has a recommendation for an app that might replace spotify? I have been using spotube for a while, but now it has some issues. And usually there is a issue that props up every few weeks or so.

Before this I was using a hacked version of spotify, which used to work quite well. But then was soon out of date and couldn't find another reliable version somehow. Perhaps someone here has it?

hey gang! do you have any recommendations for concerts available on the high seas? don't have to be rock per se, whatever rocks your boat... here are mine!

edit: well, that didn't go as planned. I thought it's obvious I'm looking for a) the video kind and b) they're available via torrents and such. I've added a few of the suggestions to my *arr stack and so far there isn't a single seed to be found.

Despite blocking thousands of illegal streaming sites and services, Italy's new anti-piracy law and the related 'Piracy Shield' blocking system have a limited effect on piracy rates. Meanwhile, new data shows that the damages suffered by sports rightsholders continue to soar. On the positive side, public awareness of the new anti-piracy law is widespread.

Also, legislation referenced from video:

• https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-reviving-site-blocking-and-its-just-dangerous-ever
• https://www.cbr.com/america-new-piracy-bill-netflix-disney-sony-backing/
• https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/791

Authorities in Greece are making good on their promise to crack down and deter use of pirate sites and services. Arrests during a significant action to disrupt pirate IPTV last month are now followed by news of an immediate five-year prison sentence and a €10,000 fine. The 59-year-old defendant was reportedly found guilty of running a private torrent site; P2Planet.net. Curiously, the site announced its closure over a decade ago, making the offenses even older than that.

After two years of litigation, X Corp. and leading music publishers are eyeing a settlement in their copyright infringement dispute. The move follows X Corp.'s recent "maximum pain" allegations against the NMPA, suggesting the lawsuit aimed to force licensing agreements. A 90-day case stay has been approved to allow both sides to amicably resolve their disagreements.

Hello!

This is my first message, and I wanted to share something I've been working on. I hope to one day download all the fonts that catch my eye, as it's enjoyable to explore new designs.

I recently came across some interesting fonts on MyFonts, but I'm not quite sure how to download them. I've searched for scripts, tutorial videos, and resources to guide me through the process of downloading fonts from MyFonts, but unfortunately, I haven't found much help.

Here's some code I got recently:

const base64Data = 'RESPONSE_HERE';
const base64Content = base64Data.split(',')[1];
const binaryData = atob(base64Content);
const uint8Array = new Uint8Array(binaryData.length);
 
for (let i = 0; i < binaryData.length; i++) {
    uint8Array[i] = binaryData.charCodeAt(i);
}
 
const blob = new Blob([uint8Array], { type: 'font/woff2' });
 
const downloadLink = document.createElement('a');
downloadLink.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
downloadLink.download = 'YourFontName.woff2';
downloadLink.click();

In comparison, other font sites such as Paratype, Parachute Fonts, and Font Bros seem to be easier to navigate and download.

For example, I downloaded a WOFF2 font file, made some adjustments in FontLab, fixed a couple of bits, and then exported the font files. However, I'm still not sure how to create or export a variable font, nor how to convert variable fonts into static ones. That's a skill I'd like to learn.

If anyone has any helpful tips, scripts, or comments on how to download fonts from MyFonts (or probably Linotype), I'd appreciate it.

I apologize for any misunderstanding in my explanation of your help.

Thank you and peace out! :)