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Inside the Shadow Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cell-structure dept.

Paladin144 writes "Wired has a report about the mysterious 'pirate networks' that obtain new movies, music & games before they are released and spread them throughout the net. It's not as simple as putting a movie on LimeWire. These people are highly organized and very paranoid about secrecy. They maintain a hidden network of top-level FTP sites that get the best files first and allow them to trickle down the pyramid and into many a slashdotter's sweaty little fingers."

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  1. Re:Pissed off people by jericho4.0 · · Score: 1, Troll
    What a bunch of chldish losers. "hope your mother gets rapped (sic) by 10 men with aids and you die a shity death you pc of shit...."

    And the article tries to spin them out as smart, misunderstood reble types. BWAHAHA! losers.

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  2. Re:Valve is not your friend by Starsmore · · Score: 1, Troll
    Bill Gates not included, right?

    This isn't another 'microsoft sucks!!1' /. post, but an observation on his business practices.

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