alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months agoFBI says it's now seized "multiple" ROM piracy sites, claims downloads resulted in $170m losses in just three monthswww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down15
arrow-up1272arrow-down1external-linkFBI says it's now seized "multiple" ROM piracy sites, claims downloads resulted in $170m losses in just three monthswww.eurogamer.netalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareTachyonTele@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 months agoDo they only target torrent sites or something? Because there’s places that have been around for decades that are still up and fine.
minus-squareBurgerBaron@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoUsually just fools from the USA hosting within the USA under their real names and payment information.
minus-squareTragicNotCute@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months agoNo. The one they are talking about seizing most recently served torrents, but also had direct file listings to ROMs.
minus-squareEx Nummis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoTPB is basically immortal. Any instance taken down can be back up in minutes. It’s a game of whack-a-mole you can never win.
minus-squarefartographer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 months agoSeems that way now, but just imagine AI… Once we ChatGPT our investigations, the pirates will all be caught so super-fast. Give us money, please.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoYeah, there’s dozens of mirrors up at all times
Do they only target torrent sites or something? Because there’s places that have been around for decades that are still up and fine.
Usually just fools from the USA hosting within the USA under their real names and payment information.
No. The one they are talking about seizing most recently served torrents, but also had direct file listings to ROMs.
TPB is basically immortal. Any instance taken down can be back up in minutes. It’s a game of whack-a-mole you can never win.
Seems that way now, but just imagine AI… Once we ChatGPT our investigations, the pirates will all be caught so super-fast. Give us money, please.
Yeah, there’s dozens of mirrors up at all times