Episode
92: The Pirate Bay
1:46:56
Published: Tue May 11 2021
Description
The Pirate Bay is a website, a search engine, which has an index of torrent files. A lot of copyrighted material is listed on the site, but the site doesn’t store any of the copyrighted material. It just points the user to where you can download it from. So for a while The Pirate Bay has been the largest places you can find pirated movies, music, games, and apps. But this site first came up 2003. And is still up and operation now, 18 years later! You would think someone would shut this place down by now. How does the biggest source for copyrighted material stay up and online for that long? Listen to this episode to find out. Sponsors Support for this show comes from Linode. Linode supplies you with virtual servers. Visit linode.com/darknet and get a special offer. Support for this show comes from Blinkist. They offer thousands of condensed non-fiction books, so you can get through books in about 15 minutes. Check out Blinkist.com/DARKNET to start your 7 day free trial and get 25% off when you sign up. View all active sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapters
The music industry has struggled to adapt to the digital age when it comes to copyright, with issues such as loaning music to a friend or making copies still being unclear.
00:00 - 02:04 (02:04)
Summary
The music industry has struggled to adapt to the digital age when it comes to copyright, with issues such as loaning music to a friend or making copies still being unclear. The concept of buying a license to listen to digital content is also causing confusion.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The Brave browser provides users with advanced browser features like web USB while still protecting their privacy, allowing for equal access to information.
02:04 - 07:41 (05:37)
Summary
The Brave browser provides users with advanced browser features like web USB while still protecting their privacy, allowing for equal access to information. The importance of access to information was agreed upon by individuals of various political views during a discussion.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
BitTorrent is a protocol for sharing files online, allowing downloads from multiple places at once, and as soon as you start downloading, you start sharing with others.
07:41 - 12:21 (04:39)
Summary
BitTorrent is a protocol for sharing files online, allowing downloads from multiple places at once, and as soon as you start downloading, you start sharing with others. However, BitTorrent has been widely used for sharing pirated copies of movies, music, books and games.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The speaker discusses the opposition faced by proponents of information accessibility as well as the importance of equal access to information.
12:21 - 20:30 (08:08)
Summary
The speaker discusses the opposition faced by proponents of information accessibility as well as the importance of equal access to information.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The Pirate Bay has not improved its technology to keep up with other social media giants and has been the most attacked pirate site out there.
20:30 - 25:08 (04:38)
Summary
The Pirate Bay has not improved its technology to keep up with other social media giants and has been the most attacked pirate site out there.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The Pirate Bay's servers were hosted in a banking data center, which made them untouchable by police during a raid and allowed them to continue operating despite being a target for takedown.
25:08 - 29:42 (04:34)
Summary
The Pirate Bay's servers were hosted in a banking data center, which made them untouchable by police during a raid and allowed them to continue operating despite being a target for takedown.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The speaker recounts instances of trolling the US government, including sending a map of Sweden with places to bomb and making absurd claims in order to evade DMCA takedown notices.
29:42 - 35:12 (05:30)
Summary
The speaker recounts instances of trolling the US government, including sending a map of Sweden with places to bomb and making absurd claims in order to evade DMCA takedown notices.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
This podcast episode discusses email surveillance in the context of anti-piracy measures.
35:12 - 41:09 (05:56)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses email surveillance in the context of anti-piracy measures. It highlights how a company was paid a lot of money to monitor emails and how data sent through a secure tunnel is not necessarily secure from network sniffers.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
In this podcast, the speaker shares their experience with unknowingly working alongside a double agent, and how they discovered it through an email from Media Defender's reception.
41:09 - 46:05 (04:55)
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker shares their experience with unknowingly working alongside a double agent, and how they discovered it through an email from Media Defender's reception. The speaker also promotes DRADA, a cloud compliance software for monitoring risk and security controls.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Discussing the origins of copyright laws and how they were originally intended to maintain the integrity of content, this podcast highlights the challenges with copyright laws becoming the default censorship method and hindering people's access to information in the digital age.
46:05 - 52:20 (06:15)
Summary
Discussing the origins of copyright laws and how they were originally intended to maintain the integrity of content, this podcast highlights the challenges with copyright laws becoming the default censorship method and hindering people's access to information in the digital age.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The Pirate Bay founders were convicted of one year in prison, but due to legal technicalities and jurisdiction issues, they were not extradited or imprisoned.
52:20 - 1:00:58 (08:37)
Summary
The Pirate Bay founders were convicted of one year in prison, but due to legal technicalities and jurisdiction issues, they were not extradited or imprisoned. The court case was highly publicized and distributed on Swedish radio.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Pirate Bay's decision to move to various countries and influence political discourse was strategic.
1:00:58 - 1:06:35 (05:36)
Summary
Pirate Bay's decision to move to various countries and influence political discourse was strategic. One such move included letting the Pirate Party host Pirate Bay to make a political statement.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
Copymism is a proposed religion that encourages file-sharing as an act of religious communication that would be protected as a religious service, ensuring the privacy and rights of file-sharing enthusiasts, according to this podcast discussion.
1:06:35 - 1:15:16 (08:40)
Summary
Copymism is a proposed religion that encourages file-sharing as an act of religious communication that would be protected as a religious service, ensuring the privacy and rights of file-sharing enthusiasts, according to this podcast discussion.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
The speaker, who remains anonymous, and his friends accidentally shut down North Korea's internet.
1:15:16 - 1:25:01 (09:45)
Summary
The speaker, who remains anonymous, and his friends accidentally shut down North Korea's internet. They got kicked out of the network and caused a week-long outage for the country’s citizens.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
This podcast discusses internet backbone providers having a naughty list that sinkholes certain BGP routes, and GPS providers restricting access to certain parts of the map to avoid fines to the state.
1:25:01 - 1:29:29 (04:28)
Summary
This podcast discusses internet backbone providers having a naughty list that sinkholes certain BGP routes, and GPS providers restricting access to certain parts of the map to avoid fines to the state.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
PodcastDarknet Diaries
In this podcast episode, the speaker admits to stealing votes and making a joke about it, highlighting an absurd situation.
1:29:29 - 1:34:27 (04:57)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the speaker admits to stealing votes and making a joke about it, highlighting an absurd situation. The speaker also discusses the irony of a lawsuit against them in Finland, where they are being held responsible for potential copyright infringements by Pirate Bay.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
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The inconvenience and high costs of subscribing to multiple streaming services may actually lead to more piracy, and the solution for less piracy lies in delivering content in an easy-to-use and affordable way.
1:34:27 - 1:40:06 (05:38)
Summary
The inconvenience and high costs of subscribing to multiple streaming services may actually lead to more piracy, and the solution for less piracy lies in delivering content in an easy-to-use and affordable way.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
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Crowdfunding gives fans the opportunity to support their favorite creators financially, whether they provide their content for free or not.
1:40:06 - 1:45:02 (04:56)
Summary
Crowdfunding gives fans the opportunity to support their favorite creators financially, whether they provide their content for free or not. It allows creators to receive direct funding from their supporters, which can fund their projects and help them grow.
Episode92: The Pirate Bay
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The podcast highlights how copyright infringement has been prevalent in the past, and how the ISP is working towards curbing piracy.
1:45:02 - 1:47:07 (02:04)
Summary
The podcast highlights how copyright infringement has been prevalent in the past, and how the ISP is working towards curbing piracy. It also mentions how Linux, though user-friendly, has its limitations when catering to specific users.