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Film Industry's Latest Search Engine Draws Traffic With 'Pirate' Keywords' (torrentfreak.com)

Posted by msmash on from the different-approach dept.

A new search engine launched by the Dutch film industry is targeting 'pirates' specifically, reports TorrentFreak. Every movie or TV-show page lists legal viewing options but also includes pirate keywords and descriptions, presumably to draw search traffic. "Don't Wrestle With Nasty Torrents. Ignore the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story torrent," the site advises. From a report: Like other "legal" search engines, the site returns a number of options where people can watch the movies or TV-shows they search for. However, those who scroll down long enough will notice that each page has a targeted message for pirates as well. The descriptions come in a few variations but all mention prominent keywords such as "torrents" and reference "illegal downloading" and unauthorized streaming.

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  1. Re:They want you to watch it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I love watching the old Marx brothers stuff. Groucho was my favorite.

  2. My favorite piracy-related films by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Curse of the Black Pearl

    Dead Man's Chest

    At World's End

    On Stranger Tides

    Dead Men Tell No Tales

    1. Re: My favorite piracy-related films by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      No Princess Bride?

      Dread Pirate Roberts inconsolable.

      Black Sails also, but you said films.

  3. How to use google 101 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Instructions (if you insist in using google):
    1) Open https://www.google.com/advanced_search
    2) Find all the words: "torrent" or "free"
    3) None of these words: "pay" "credit card" "illegal"

    problem solved :)