LegalTorrents Launches Copyright-Compliant Tracker

drDugan writes "Many legitimate media providers are using Bittorrent to distribute content, but the recent Pirate Bay legal verdict and closures left many content downloads unavailable. Along with the ongoing legal issues at Mininova and other sites, options have been scarce for legitimate Bittorrent tracking service. Once a torrent is created with a tracker URL, that tracker has to stay running for normal distribution to continue. LegalTorrents.com has quietly launched a solution with three open Bittorent trackers for its members, including a fully automated, community-based flagging system to blacklist and immediately remove copyright-infringing content. Users submit SHA1 hash values for content with infringing materials. Site members can include and track their own published materials regardless of flagging."

Comments

Re:... why bother?

[Actually, I do RTFA]

I guarantee that if the average new movie price was $10 instead of $25, they'd sell a LOT more dvd's and there'd be a lot less pirating going on

The average price of the movie I buy is $10. I haven't seen a lot of movies above that except in the first month or so of release.

So, you could wait, like I do, or pay more. But instead you decide to pirate it.

If you said "I don't believe in copyright" I would think you were honest; naive and wrong, but honest. I think you just want something for nothing and are stretching to justify it.