The internet needs a single website that offers all popular media content in one place. Imagine a platform on I2P that lets users easily find and download any movie, TV show, music album, book, or game without restrictions.
This website could operate like Netflix did originally - offering a huge library of media to browse and instantly access. But it would go beyond just movies and shows to include music, books, comics, audiobooks, software, and more.
The site would rely on user contributions to build its catalogue. Users could upload files, manually tag and organize content into collections, or pay money to earn points for downloading. The platform would make it simple to find exactly what you want thanks to crowdsourced curation of metadata.
Some key features this utopian piracy site could offer:
- Social features like user profiles, ratings, reviews
- Content suggestion algorithms personalized for each user
- Rewards and incentive programs for active uploaders/curators
- Multi-device access and automatic syncing of files
- Robust organization system with custom tags and collections
- Safeguarded privacy through technology like I2P and encryption
- One-click downloading of files, collections, and tags
By bringing everything together in one place, enforcing sharing norms, and facilitating discovery, this platform could be the ultimate realization of effortless piracy. A single website containing a never-ending trove of accessible media. A utopia for consumers frustrated by fractured streaming services and draconian DRM. The piracy world’s killer app.
What do you think? Could a platform like this gain traction and survive ongoing anti-piracy efforts? What other features would make the ideal file sharing site? I’m curious to hear this community’s thoughts on the concept!
A lot of folks are talking about how a centralized repository would be a big target for governments, ISPs and rights holders, but I have a different angle.
Who is going to pay for all of that development and maintenance? We are pirates. We don’t pay for stuff. It’s kind of our thing.
Additionally, you are proposing an option with social features and algorithms. Both are a negative because they necessarily encourage users to explicitly say what they have been downloading or uploading in a way that is being logged and therefore is evidence against them should a media company want to push for legal action.