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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/Legendop2417 on 2025-04-09 06:49:55.

Hello I am looking for some android offline games with best graphics. Can anybody recommend.

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/narwaffles on 2025-04-09 00:52:11.

I mean it lets me set one but it just ignores it and keeps it at infinity. Is there a way to fix that? thanks.

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/CaffeineFarmer_2006 on 2025-04-09 14:02:42.

recently I have been having trouble with finding a app that can link me progress to a show on android tv I was wondering for some suggestions to some app I can download on my android phone and tv (aka Google tv) because it is to much of. a hassle for me to right the time stamps down

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/SunderingTwilight on 2025-04-09 12:28:46.
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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/mishrah10 on 2025-04-09 12:01:11.

I am writing this article to explain how modern DRM works, and what are it shortfalls. How do I know this? I have implemented DRM for a streaming website.

So let's say you have a file that needs to be encrypted, now you send the encrypted file to user device, now this file can be decrypted by user hardware only with a decryption key that is unique to their device.

Now how does this works?

So let's say you have a video file which is encrypted with a certain algorithm, Widevine/Fairplay being the most popular ones. Now to decrypt this video file modern SOCs have a special hardware component to decrypt this. Now to run this decryption algorithm you need access to OS level features, sometimes even kernel level access.

Here's what happens in the whole process, let's say you use Netflix and stream a movie. Here are the steps that are involved:-

  1. You request the content from Netflix.

  2. Netflix gives you a playlist url like m3u8 or mpd that contains addresses of movie chunks (a video file is broken into various chunks typically 5-15s chunk), audio files and subtitles.

  3. The Netflix player tries to play the file only to discover that it is encrypted.

  4. If the file is encrypted we attempt to generate a SPC(server playback context) key which contains the data of our device in anonymous manner that we get from CDM (Content Decryption Module)

  5. The server takes in the SPC key and generates a unique decryption key for the device.

  6. The device takes in the decryption key and decryptes the content.

Drawbacks:-

  1. Since this modern DRM requires OS/Kernel level access not all applications can use it, for example if you want to watch movie on Netflix in best possible quality on browser, then on Windows you need to use Edge browser and Safari on Mac.

  2. Many times the hardware might not support the decryption algorithm used, for example, since Prime Video on iOS uses Widevine DRM which is only software level encryption on iOS devices, it supports only 720p on iOS devices.

  3. Chaging hardware or updating its drivers would render the downloaded content key useless, therefore you would need to update your DRM keys when changing your CPU/GPU on PC or sometimes even updating your drivers. Sometimes, driver updates can break DRM implementation too, this is particularly visible on Denuvo DRM for games.

Potential loopholes:-

As no system is foolproof, this system can also be bypassed. For example, if a user decides to use an emulation layer or a translation layer that clones CDM then same decryption key can be used on multiple systems, for example here's a security flaw highlighted here:- https://github.com/momo5502/emulator/

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/Dry_Pea_7127 on 2025-04-09 10:08:35.

Thinking about watching a movie? Get a torrent.

Thinking about that new hit show? Get a torrent.

Thinking about learning photo editing software? Get a torrent.

Thinking about reading a new book? Get a .pdf. Need a textbook for school? ABSOLUTELY get a .pdf. You literally just got ripped off for $50,000 on tuition as it is.

Thinking about playing a game? Get a torrent. Oh but you want to own an official copy so that you can unlock achievements on Steam? Nobody looks at your profile anyway. Get a torrent.

Thinking about revisiting your childhood and buying a PlayStation 1 or a Nintendo 64 to enjoy some classic games? Get an emulator.

Feel free to downvote me if you don't like my attitude but folks, please please don't give your grocery money and your rent money to Entertainment corporations. Don't do it. Piracy is a precious tool and I think especially for working class people. Have zero doubts.

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/Scott_Korman on 2025-04-09 09:10:27.

I have noticed some Mac plugins that use iLok as copy protection have been cr4ck3d and released and, needless to say, I'm ecstatic..

Is this the end of an era of monpoly and the beginning of a new free-to-evaluate-a-plugin-as-long-as-it-takes era?

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/exannihilist on 2025-04-09 08:45:42.

I just got an android mobile. I have only been sailing the high seas on my pc with vpn. Never on android.

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/IsMathScience_ on 2025-04-09 08:15:33.

I want to create folder of about 100GB filled with highly compressed installation packages. Last Epoch by FitGirl (5.84GB - 22GB) fits kinda perfectly for what I have in mind - About 1/4th of its final size, around 5GB installation package.

So my question is, how can I best track down installation packages that fit my general requirements? I've long heard that FitGirl is the best for compressed downloads so I figure I'll mostly be looking at her torrents but if there's any other and other resources for me to search through, I'd be happy to do so. Thank you in advance

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/LocksmithRight326 on 2025-04-09 00:18:36.

The file was relatively huge, close to 30gb, but whenever I try to extract it, it crashes File Explorer. And whenever I use Task Manager to close File Manager, it crashes my laptop and I have to restart my laptop. Anyway to fix this? Or is it a virus? Downloaded the file from steamrip.

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/Agitated_Position392 on 2025-04-08 23:29:10.

Just got a deal for 40% off a year of MalwareByte's + VPN and I'm wondering if I should snag it. I know for sure it can be bound to qbit so that's good. But I know yall have a lot of metrics for VPNs and I wanna know if it's solid.

Thanks in advance

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/slaphappypotato on 2025-04-08 19:31:58.

I've just gotten a new asus laptop that I was setting up and I found that it had windows 11 single language version on it. I tried using MAS to change the type to windows 11 pro, and it was working, and then some sort of windows update thing showed up and it restarted in the middle.

It booted up after, and I logged in, but now I can't access the start menu, any kind of settings (the actual settings window wont open up).

I tried running running terminal in admin mode, but it won't let me do that either. I see it start and then it stops.

If I tried running something in admin mode, the screen darkens as it would, but the window doesn't pop up.

I don't know what to do, so I'm currently downloading the windows 11 iso to try and mount that on the computer in hopes that that makes a difference but I don't have much hope.

I would greatly appreciate any help with this.

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/ZoLa456 on 2025-04-08 15:20:35.

So im unable to purchase the app since google purchases are not allowed in my country so the only option is to pirate the app. However i downloaded the app through apk pure thinking it was the modded apk but it wasnt. So i deleted everything and tried to download it through another website. However, it said the msg in the title and it said update instead of install and now that appears from every website i try. I edited the apk with apk editor and i can install it but the brushes in it are very broken and not working. What do i do? Im using samsung tab S6 lite

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/midnightchvnnel on 2025-04-09 06:07:22.
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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/CallejaFairey on 2025-04-09 05:45:05.

I tried looking up alternative links for the show I've been binge watching via links in Primewire for the past month, and seriously, no where else has them.

How did that work with Primewire that they would have streamable links, but all the other streaming sites I've tried via the multitude of lists here in this sub-Reddit, may have listings for each episode, but no working links, or some do not even have the show listed at all. I've tried to just find each episode individually on torrent sites, and for most of them, there's only one option. Sadly, it appears that these torrents are not popular enough for people to still be actively seeding, and if I can even get one to start downloading, it invariably ends up stalling.

Super annoying where I was 2 episodes away from finishing the season I was on, and then only had 2 seasons left after that. I'm making my way through older SNL stuff that if I was even wanting to get a subscription to Crave (Canada), or VPN for Peacock, they've chopped a lot of content from older episodes because they don't want to pay for mainly music rights.

I'm not super familiar with Primewire, as I've only been using it for just over a month based on a suggestion from a family member when we were talking about our mutual enjoyment of SNL, and other than the odd episode here and there, I was able to pretty easily make it through 6 of the 8 seasons I wanted. So I don't know if these issues are common, or how quickly they're fixed.

I tried someone's suggestion on another post here about changing Primewire tf to gg, but it looks like either it's still being set up, or it just won't have the same content, because searching anything, let alone what I want, shows blank pages.

With my lack of finding this anywhere else, how long should I wait to see if Primewire comes back fully before I just allow myself to mourn my inability to finish what I'd started a month ago. Lol.

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/Mama_Mega_ on 2025-04-09 05:23:19.
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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/tarynm25 on 2025-04-09 04:42:00.

I haven't been able to find anything similar to my issue, so I figured I'd ask myself.

I have Spotify Premium and want to transfer everything onto my iPod Classic and ultimately stop paying for Spotify. However, most transferring apps like Songshift require an Apple Music subscription.

(The idea of moving everything to my iPod is to stop paying for my music, so getting an Apple Music subscription defeats the whole point.)

I have over 400 hours of music and over 200 playlists. so pirating each song for each playlist will be very tedious and repetitive.

Wanted to know if there was an easier way of doing it before I dedicate my time by trying to download everything myself.

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/mukomime on 2025-04-09 04:18:23.

downloaded GTA 5 enhanced from dodi-repacks, official site and everything. however i heard from some people that dodi had been doing sketchy shit with cryptominers in files and whatnot. got this message twice from my AV. assumed it was a false positive but usually it says pua:cracktool or whatever. so i went onto virus total and a lot of the files downloaded had a bunch of things flagged. are they all false positives?

links to a couple of virus total scans

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a184efddc60f12f159131c1a49662460ea766b1d0960423df723ad984d966d6b

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/6d06152a32e94558fe7543a0ce74ee8201355d3884b5357bcca31a7f033f0f3a

i scanned a bunch more but these are just a couple. most have a similar count anyway

https://preview.redd.it/6verf428jqte1.png?width=619&format=png&auto=webp&s=488b682fd401d0586a2318358dcc210c4af3862f

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/Springfieldnaitor on 2025-04-09 02:23:22.
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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/Count_Buttsmells on 2025-04-09 01:37:14.

I have been using FOSTV.live for about a year. This is a decent service for streaming movies, TV, and sports. It’s not cheap at $45 a month but it solves a lot of my issues with the ridiculous catalog of streaming services.

After a year, the service has gotten worse and I am looking for an alternative. Something that’s reliable with a great selection of content. I’ve used things like Cinema on fire stick in the past but it was endless searches for working links. I don’t want to spend the time to download and maintain a Plex or similar server. Are there any paid services that offer something like FOSTV.live (also known as xtremeplayerllc.com)?

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/NXGZ on 2025-04-09 00:17:04.
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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/DarkGhostIndustries on 2025-04-09 00:14:08.
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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/VolkosisUK on 2025-04-08 21:02:36.
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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/Nyx-and-the-Night on 2025-04-08 20:58:04.

I've been looking on the thread for a good website to get BG3, but with so many options it's hard to choose. What's the go to for something like BG3?

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The original post: /r/piracy by /u/GNM20 on 2025-04-08 20:50:55.
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