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What do you specialize in pirating? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What is your primary media that you pirate?

Mine has always been music. I don't really download a lot of it as much anymore. But I am registered to a dirt cheap MP3 site where I pay $1.22 for an entire album and then download it.

Games, I used to have pirated but I've got so damn many that it defeats the purpose. I've downloaded hundreds of ROMs of old games and gotten some DRM-free stuff from DDL. I'm set for life on games.

Movies, I don't pirate. I've built a steady collection just by thrifting alone for dirt cheap movies, not even burned copies.

Books, I mean if I really had the ambition to, I'd pirate. But I honestly prefer having the books in my hand and I can get them for cheap.

Shows, same as movies. I thrift a lot and that neutralizes the need for me to pirate.

Software, yeah I still occasionally will pirate if there's a program I'm not going to sink some $$$ digits for or some poor sap out there wanting to charge $70 for a "lifetime license" for a software of a tool I'd need desperately for something I want done and I'm not gonna wait a lifetime for to finally afford without buyer's remorse.

So, music and software is all I'm after because I love music above all other media.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nice try, FBI

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Op's got a faint glow about them lmao

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it just me or does this guy not pirate much of anything?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

hey they dont pirate shit but they sure do have a lot to say in the comments lmao

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

So… you don’t do it?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So instead of just downloading whatever you want you have a collection of various stuff and only watch those? Weird

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where do you think that dirt cheap music site is getting their tracks from? I would tell you, but the name is REDACTED.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't suppose you could sort me an invite?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Just read the rules, apparently invites may be offered but not requested so nevermind

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

3 letter agent glow so bright

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Porn.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Obscure, cult, and foreign genre movies. I like finding films that have been lost to time and I have this probably irrational fear that if I don't acquire them they'll disappear and I'll lose my chance to see them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll sell you the same albums for $1.19 🤫

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’ll sell them albums for $1.18!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Obscure movies that they don't sell anymore

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Why pay for anything when everything is available for free?
Why bother pirating when you have enough money to waste on paying for media?

Either pirate everything or don't pirate at all, there are no morals or ethics involved

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

legacy linux isos

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You still paying for music, shit man there's plenty of free ways to acquire mp3s and flacs

Deemix with premium ARL, soulseek (nicotine+), qobuzdlx.

I also believe there may be a downloadrr for tidal too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

yeet skeet here’s the thing you’re talking about

streamrip: Downloads tracks, albums, playlists, discographies, and labels from Qobuz, Tidal, Deezer, and SoundCloud

Also good: Tidal-Media-Downloader

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I am the CDkey whisperer. I put combinations of numbers and letters together like Snape brewing a potion.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Y u so mad OP?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Mostly anime/shows and music.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Souls. They are left on graveyards, i think so far nobody found out i just take them when nobody is looking :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

What kind of question is this fool?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Mostly bootleg cars.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Mostly music I have.40k songs of my phone and download new music everyday. I don't know why yoy are paying for a website when you can easily pirate music for free?