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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 152 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Fmovies, which the film industry group also called the "world's largest piracy ring," is said to have drawn more than 6.7 billion visits between January 2023 and June 2024. Launched in 2016, the Hanoi-based outfit included pirate sites bflixz, flixtorz, movies7, myflixer, and aniwave.

i've never heard of a single one of those

The MPA is so out of touch. Let's not tell them.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Aniwave is very unfortunate, it was the best for streaming anime. Haven't heard of the others though.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 66 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i'd put my money on there being another "aniwave" soon, rather than streaming anime is gone forever

the fact that these morons think that piracy depends on some singular centralized "mothership" that controls everything just demonstrates how clueless they are

[–] Nima@leminal.space 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

doing a search just now, I saw two pop up. super functional as well.

these fellas ain't too bright. let's continue to allow them to think they are.

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[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess you weren't in the ring.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 year ago

and from the sound of it, i never will be

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[–] Theidiam@lemmy.dbzer0.com 118 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most assuredly; that gentleman doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about.

What he IS doing— is justifying his expenditure.

It will come to nothing anyway.

What a poop-nosed loser.

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you. I have now added "poop-nosed loser" to my insult repitour.

[–] Mariemarion@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 110 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] casmael@lemm.ee 97 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This sounds a bit like declaring victory in the war on drugs after shutting down one (1) cocaine operation

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 29 points 1 year ago

Yes, I literally laughed aloud. The sheer arrogance in certainty projected is a dead giveaway.

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 76 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fmovies? Never heard of... wait, sorry, what I meant to say was OH NO!!! Not Fmovies!!! Guess I'm going to have to buy everything now!!!!!11!1

Arr.

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

pirates just need to for a while pretend to post in a way that piracy is really no more so they stop doing anything about it.

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[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

the thing about whack a mole is you, the player, do not get to decide if more moles pop up.

also, yeah, i've never heard of this and the fuckin piratebay is still up. i literally tell my students to use torrents and a vpn for anything they cant afford and might want to watch for class.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's it folks, they got the big boss. Wrap it up and let's go back to spending hundreds of dollars a month across dozens of platforms to not own any of the media we consume.

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool,so we can defund the MPA now that their job is done.

It is done, right?

Right?

[–] dwemthy@lemdro.id 29 points 1 year ago

It's not like it's a government agency, it's a film company group. Defund it by never paying for a movie and getting everyone everywhere to never pay for a movie

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So the MPA will shut down now, right?

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Mission accomplished!

[–] aniki@discuss.tchncs.de 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alt headline: Crusty old worthless white dude justifies himself to other crusty worthless white dudes.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The gereatric clowns are fucking annoying.

Makes me want to torrent harder but there is but so much content one person can consume lol

Dont fund your oppressors folks!

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[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 48 points 1 year ago

Oh shit, they know about the mothership. /s

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll be honest, I didn't even know about fmovies until everyone started talking about it here recently. I've just used Torrent sites for downloading, and Stremio for streaming and I have not noticed much hiccups.

[–] Baalial@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What they took down is an easily accessible public server that hosts content itself and is accessed by tens of thousands of technologically illiterate people via their phones - with no VPN - constantly. These folks are streaming movie after movie, 720p cam jobs, making these sites light up like the 4th of July (or like a Christmas tree, whatever reference works for you).

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[–] Yor@hexbear.net 44 points 1 year ago (3 children)

yeah, stunning victory lea-think

[is torrenting as she writes this]

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[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

MPA says no more “Whac-a-Mole” with pirate sites

Why would you say something you know you'll regret having said?

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Tomorrow: a new mothership!

Sure thing, bro. 👍

[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 year ago

Damnit guys, they beat us!

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 year ago

The mothership is down? I didn't even notice.

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago

If that's what you want to believe then I will not be the one to stop you :)

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago

Fighting piracy is like a caveman with a pointy stick trying to fight a 3 headed hydra from Greek mythology. The only way for them to truly defeat the hydra is an idea they would never accept because they aren't allowed to treat customers/consumers as people.

[–] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 year ago

so called mothership being taken down meanwhile I am about to watch a newly downloaded show once my breakfast is done

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

Let me just say.... LOL

[–] StrandedInTimeFall@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

Who? Oh, didn't even notice.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago
[–] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Private tracker I've been using for like 17 years still works.

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[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 17 points 1 year ago

eyup. mission accomplished and no worries going forward.

Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Disney, Fox, HBO, Hulu, MGM, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and Warner Bros.

Joke's on you MPA, I don't watch any modern trash produced by these "entertainment" companies.

Winnin piracy just like they winnin the war on drugs

[–] Rinna@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

My go to site which has most of what I'm looking for is still up. So much for that lmao.

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[–] Washburn@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago
[–] endofline@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think I2P will get a new wave of users willing to pirate stuff

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[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 10 points 1 year ago

I think they think that Fmovies was actually relevant.

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