I've been on 1337x, ABC, torrentquest, eztvx, msearch, and pretty much all of the other sites on the megathread, both for "greatest treasures" (the general purpose section) and the movies & TV section specifically. Yet, the show that my wife and I want to watch is nowhere to be found in any of these. We're confused why, as it's not exactly an unpopular show.

Despite it not seeming to exist in a torrent format anywhere, among many other shows, it is forbidden both here and elsewhere to ask for help on finding a specific title. I was just hoping to learn the reasoning why. Is it just because the forum would be flooded with people asking for titles instead of taking the time to dig through the resources? What are people supposed to do when they do dig through the resources then?

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[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't think piracy is legal anywhere.

[–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 day ago

Yeah. Piracy being legal or Piracy not being sanctioned are two entirely different things. Idk about the former, but the latter is the case in many countries.

E.g. downloading and streaming is legal in Switzerland, while it's illegal in the EU. But it's not sanctioned, so nobody cares.

Uploading/seeding is illegal in both regions, thus torrenting copyrighted material is illegal. But Switzerland doesn't really prosecute torrenting, so nobody cares.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 5 points 23 hours ago

We could purchase an oil rig and host the site in international waters. It worked for that one guy in the 80's.