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The Warez scene, often referred to as The Scene, [1] is an underground network of piracy groups specialized in obtaining and illegally releasing digital media before their official release date. [2] The Scene distributes all forms of digital media, including computer games , movies , TV shows , music , and pornography . [ 3 ]
An early scene release came in 2004 when the group ARA released Metallica's fifth performance in Gothenburg as FLAC files. [ 77 ] [ 78 ] These lossless files can be bought on LiveMetallica.com, a service that allows fans to buy and download files of soundboard recordings. [ 79 ]
Each release that gets released will result as a record in a pre-database or dupe check. [23] [7] This record will at least contain the time the release was released and the release name (the name of the folder that contains the files of the release). [24] The size and nature of the release are often provided too. [25]
Scene nukes usually occur when a release violates scene rules, such as wrong encoder, or when the release is outright bad, such as out of sync. The nuke multiplier for scene nuke on topsites is usually 1x; all the couriers lose all credits gained uploading the release and break even.
At least one prominent member of the forum has been in contact with warez scene release group members, as they published several non-public cracks for The Sims 4 which they attributed to tools or methods obtained from the cracking group RELOADED. This individual was then given access or knowledge related to EA's Origin licensing scheme and DRM ...
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 ...
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Vuze (previously Azureus) is a BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol.Vuze is written in Java, and uses the Azureus Engine.In addition to downloading data linked to .torrent files, Azureus allows users to view, publish and share original DVD and HD quality video content. [6]