Comment on The show I was watching went from "Free" to "Paid" *while I was watching it*

• MBech@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Problem with that is, what happens when Stremio gets shut down like every other illegal streaming platform to date? What happens when they no longer want to host the stuff I like?

  I like having the files locally, so that when streaming platforms die, og just decide not to waste server space on the stuff I like, I can still watch the shows and movies that are no longer avaliable anywhere.

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  • Lag@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s true, this one updates regularly if one streaming site goes down:

    www.bestfreestreaming.org

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  • Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I won’t really fight anyone suggesting “Yarr-harr” approaches, but if you’re just looking for something to watch and legality becomes a hurdle as you describe: Libraries offer a huge backlog of stuff (watched some old Disney stuff I’d targeted, without sending the mouse money) as well as some digital services. It should be pretty easy to rip the DVDs they have on offer too.

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  • noxypaws@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Stremio has nothing to do with it, it’s just the frontend.

    but you’d be right to make the same comment about real-debrid so ultimately your point is a good one

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  • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Stremio isn’t going away, just like Qbittorrent isn’t going away.

    It doesn’t actually host any illegal content. Stremio alone is nothing more than a film and TV database. It’s not illegal to make a database.

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  • justaman123@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can also download them and keep them if you prefer, just keep a VPN going

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• mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The problem with Stremio is that it relies on torrents, but only caches the content you’re watching. Essentially, it puts you into a permanent leecher mode, and rarely contributes any meaningful seeding because the content is deleted shortly after you’re done watching it.

  Stremio users are the libertarians of the piracy world. They’re staunchly independent, but also completely reliant on the infrastructure that seeders have set up and maintain. They want all of their content available conveniently, without actually putting in any of the “pay it forward” work that piracy relies on to stay healthy.

  Essentially, if everyone used Stremio, nobody would be able to use Stremio. Stremio is only possible because of the people who actually seed.

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  • Rooty@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hear, hear. If you leech without seeding you are essentially killing the torrent.

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    • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’d argue that you’re not really hurting the torrent, since most torrents are already pre-cached. It only needs to be cached once for thousands to enjoy the file.

      Yeah it’s not ideal, but one hit and run isn’t going to make a dent in the grand scheme of things.

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• bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This doesn’t last though

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  • UnspecificGravity@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sure, nothing lasts forever, but Real Debrid has been around for about 15 years at this point.

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