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What is the motive behind private trackers? (self.piracy)
submitted 9 months ago by vilibix535 to c/[email protected]
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If piracy is moral and ethical and enables us to share knowledge, why do private trackers gatekeep this knowledge? It goes against the principles of piracy. Do they do it just to feel superior about bring in a sekrit club?

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[–] NeryK 114 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I would say it is more of a practical consideration. Private trackers generally enforce upload/download ratios. This ensures the health of the sharing pool stays good.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Also, they curate the collection so that it doesn't get filled with low quality garbage.

Part of preserving and sharing knowledge is doing quality control.