Comment on 'Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna's Archive, Despite Few Seeders' * TorrentFreak

jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• misk@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a popular search engine that works with shadow libraries like Sci-Hub or Library Genesis. Shadow libraries are hosts to copies of works of literature and science. Their legal status is murky at best but it’s incredibly impractical to persecute those accessing them.

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  • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So it’s like thepiratebay or 1337x.to but for books?

    Also I think you mean prosecuting, not persecuting.

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    • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      TPB and 1337x are torrents, whereas Anna’s Archive typically uses direct downloads. So it’s more akin to the old CoolROMs back before the massive takedown purges.

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    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Those are torrents, Annas Archive is typically used for direct downloads.

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      • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Thanks. It’s confusing because everyone is talking about torrents. It’s in the title even, but I didn’t read the article.

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    it’s incredibly impractical to persecute those accessing them.

    Always was. If you’re serious, persecute those hosting it.

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