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In October 1999, DeCSS was released. This program enables anyone to remove the CSS encryption on a DVD. Although its authors only intended the software to be used for playback purposes, [2] it also meant that one could decode the content perfectly for ripping; combined with the DivX 3.11 Alpha codec released shortly after, the new codec increased video quality from near VHS to almost DVD ...
aXXo is the Internet alias of an individual who released and standardized commercial film DVDs as free downloads on the Internet between 2005 and 2009. [1] [2] The files, which were usually new films, were popular among the file sharing community using peer-to-peer file sharing protocols such as BitTorrent.
In April 2007, a rumour was confirmed on the Swedish talk show Bert that The Pirate Bay had received financial support from right-wing entrepreneur Carl Lundström. This caused some consternation since Lundström, an heir to the Wasabröd fortune, is known for financing several far-right political parties and movements like Sverigedemokraterna and Bevara Sverige Svenskt (Keep Sweden Swedish).
The movie file must not be split and an MP4 container must be used. The audio format is AAC. [ruleset 52] Xvid was used for standard definition rips the years before, just like DivX and SVCD, but did not have a ruleset. [69] The groups Mirage and SMuT had their own list of rules they endorsed visible in their nfos. [70]
How Music Got Free – book by Stephen Witt; I Am... – one of the first major label releases to be widely leaked using MP3 technology. Legal aspects of file sharing; List of warez groups; SCA (computer virus) – first computer virus for the Commodore Amiga, created by Swiss Cracking Association [17] Standard (warez) The Scene – miniseries ...
The Recording Industry Association of Japan has used a 2010 study to suggest that illegal downloads (which have been illegal since 2010) outnumber legal ones 10:1. [2] [3] In 2012, a law was passed that would invoke penalties for accessing pirated music or movies. [3]
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YIFY Torrents or YTS was a peer-to-peer release group known for distributing large numbers of movies as free downloads through BitTorrent.YIFY releases were characterised through their small file size, which attracted many downloaders.