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submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
 

sidenote, are memes allowed? it doesn't say anything about them not being allowed, but I don't see anybody posting any 🤷‍♀️

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[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 31 points 21 hours ago (14 children)

I don't know if this meme is fully ironic, but kind of strange to think "torrenting" is considered the OG piracy method now.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 10 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

It's old but it's not even close to the OG. I believe the OG is newsgroups, and after that was p2p file sharing apps like limewire and napster, and only then did torrenting become a big thing

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works 13 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

I'm gonna ignore non internet based methods. Here is the evolution imo

  1. BBS
  2. Usenet & warez websites
  3. Server client setups (Hotline etc)
  4. P2P without resuming (Napster etc)
  5. P2P W/resume & multiple sources (Kazaa, LimeWire etc)
  6. Torrents
  7. Streaming torrents
  8. Usenet

Edit: I'm seeing IRC a lot, not sure where it fits in this list. Assume it's around no 2.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 16 hours ago

Great list! And according to your list I'm right. BBSes aren't internet, and usenet is a synonym for newsgroups

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