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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."

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  1. A tracker, for copyright-complaint .torrents? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    All copyright complaints must now be posted by uploading a .torrent file to that tracker?

    Nobody uses torrents anymore anyway.

  2. Rob Malda Blows Goats!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll