Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

53370 readers

974 users here now

⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.

Rules • Full Version

1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy

2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote

3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others

Loot, Pillage, & Plunder

💰 Please help cover server costs.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

340

The Motion Picture Association will work with Congress to start blocking piracy sites in the US (www.engadget.com)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

130 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Judging by the fact that most of congress doesn’t know how TikTok or WiFi work, I’m guessing it’s gonna be fine.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They may not know how it works, which is why it's fucking dangerous that they are getting "consulted" by the MPA.

Best case scenario: it's just a DNS level block.

Worst case scenario: it's a DNS level log capture so that the MPA can sue people who watch things on fmovies or similar sites, like the RIAA did in the 90s.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

DNS over HTTPS and use a DNS located in another country - problem solved

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

In Europe, these blocks are typically just IP bans, so secure DNS no helpy. You need a VPN or other proxy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

You can even bypass these blocks with a CDN like Cloudflare. They let you host a proxy for a website for free. Check out this guide https://champagne.pages.dev/non-piracy-stuff/proxy-websites/