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Want to download anime? Just made a program for that

14 points by rm2kdev 13y ago

dindresto 13y ago
Pretty cool, but is it legal?
- Drexl 13y ago
  Most likely not. Until evidence is presented that proves otherwise it would be smart to assume it isn't private either. Doing it yourself with a Seed Box is the secure(r) way. I echo the "cool" sentiment though.
  - ihsw 13y ago
    Using seedboxes is also part of being a good torrent neighbor -- most private trackers have upload ratio requirements. These requirements are infinitely easier to meet when using a seedbox.
- lotyrin 13y ago
  Based on the title listing, no. At least some of these are licensed in the US, moving it out of even the grey area that might exist otherwise.
  - rm2kdev 13y ago
    We don't host any of the content its aggregated from public ally available websites the application is simply a search engine with links to where the content was found. Users who upload videos to these websites agree to have the rights to do so.
    - lotyrin 13y ago
      Then you making your thing could be okay, but someone using it is still probably not. :)
- phaer 13y ago
  I'd say it depends on your legislation and on the question if you are talking about the program itself or about the process of using it to download material for which you do not have any rights. I guess in austria, for example, it should be legal, because it's not explicitly forbidden to download copyrighted material, just to share it with others. But: I am no laywer :)
stupejr 13y ago
I think this is along the same argument that a lock pick isn't illegal but picking a lock might be illegal.
Navarr 13y ago
Now plug it into hummingbird.me's API for episode tracking. I don't see anywhere in the screenshots about it allowing you to pick the subbing group, though?
cnlwsu 13y ago
Or for same price can get a month of crunchyroll and legally support the studios while enjoying 1080p videos on demand. I have some guest passes backed up if anyone is interested
- fn 13y ago
  Would love a guest pass!
  - cnlwsu 13y ago
    MZ35G7VYQ5R, 7DZ6G7FB3MU, LDMBCGAYRGD, UGE5SE9TNWE
    - fn 13y ago
      Thanks!
- simcop2387 13y ago
  I also have a number of guest passes. When the site first came into being, it was far worse quality and selection wise. Lately it looks like the translators that are working with/for them are doing a better job than they used to. You used to be able to find rips from them with their subtitles under the group name "horriblesubs" because of the lack of quality. Now however, they're actually starting to grab new series that started airing, and doing a better job with the translations. If you want a guest pass, email me, should be in my profile and i'll send it your way.
- rm2kdev 13y ago
  That's a monthly cost. not once off :)
mafuyu 13y ago
It would be nice to see some details beyond just a couple screenshots and a "Download Trial Here!" link. Charging for this kind of thing also seems a bit dishonest. Are you hosting all the content yourself? If so, there may be legal issues as well as scaling issues. Otherwise, just making this a frontend for existing ddl/xdcc/torrents seems again rather dishonest. I'd personally prefer to go track a download down myself at the quality and sub group that I prefer. Might be good for people who just want to click and be able to watch a show without the hassle, though.
- rm2kdev 13y ago
  Hello! no I don't host the content myself the application acts as a search engine / index for content that a spider aggregates from the internet. However having seen a lot of the feedback thus far I'm going to make an update to the application that adds more transparency about where the video is being sourced from and downloaded from. it basically connects to streams from about 8 different websites where the users who upload the content have agreed to have the rights to do so and extracts the video links then downloads and manages the folders.
eeemmm 13y ago
I don't see the crack, where is it ?
rm2kdev 13y ago
To all: The application merely acts as a search engine / agrigator for publicly available content hosted on sites such as youtube, dailymotion etc. Its a search engine, as for legality, the users who upload the videos have agreed to having the required rights to upload said content. The site / application are not affiliated with any of these users and merely scan, index and organize content that is publically available elsewhere.

14 points by rm2kdev 13y ago

dindresto 13y ago

Pretty cool, but is it legal?

Drexl 13y ago
Most likely not. Until evidence is presented that proves otherwise it would be smart to assume it isn't private either. Doing it yourself with a Seed Box is the secure(r) way. I echo the "cool" sentiment though.
- ihsw 13y ago
  Using seedboxes is also part of being a good torrent neighbor -- most private trackers have upload ratio requirements. These requirements are infinitely easier to meet when using a seedbox.
lotyrin 13y ago
Based on the title listing, no. At least some of these are licensed in the US, moving it out of even the grey area that might exist otherwise.
- rm2kdev 13y ago
  We don't host any of the content its aggregated from public ally available websites the application is simply a search engine with links to where the content was found. Users who upload videos to these websites agree to have the rights to do so.
  - lotyrin 13y ago
    Then you making your thing could be okay, but someone using it is still probably not. :)
phaer 13y ago
I'd say it depends on your legislation and on the question if you are talking about the program itself or about the process of using it to download material for which you do not have any rights. I guess in austria, for example, it should be legal, because it's not explicitly forbidden to download copyrighted material, just to share it with others. But: I am no laywer :)

stupejr 13y ago

I think this is along the same argument that a lock pick isn't illegal but picking a lock might be illegal.

Navarr 13y ago

Now plug it into hummingbird.me's API for episode tracking. I don't see anywhere in the screenshots about it allowing you to pick the subbing group, though?

cnlwsu 13y ago

Or for same price can get a month of crunchyroll and legally support the studios while enjoying 1080p videos on demand. I have some guest passes backed up if anyone is interested

fn 13y ago
Would love a guest pass!
- cnlwsu 13y ago
  MZ35G7VYQ5R, 7DZ6G7FB3MU, LDMBCGAYRGD, UGE5SE9TNWE
  - fn 13y ago
    Thanks!
simcop2387 13y ago
I also have a number of guest passes. When the site first came into being, it was far worse quality and selection wise. Lately it looks like the translators that are working with/for them are doing a better job than they used to. You used to be able to find rips from them with their subtitles under the group name "horriblesubs" because of the lack of quality. Now however, they're actually starting to grab new series that started airing, and doing a better job with the translations. If you want a guest pass, email me, should be in my profile and i'll send it your way.
rm2kdev 13y ago
That's a monthly cost. not once off :)

mafuyu 13y ago

It would be nice to see some details beyond just a couple screenshots and a "Download Trial Here!" link. Charging for this kind of thing also seems a bit dishonest. Are you hosting all the content yourself? If so, there may be legal issues as well as scaling issues. Otherwise, just making this a frontend for existing ddl/xdcc/torrents seems again rather dishonest. I'd personally prefer to go track a download down myself at the quality and sub group that I prefer. Might be good for people who just want to click and be able to watch a show without the hassle, though.

rm2kdev 13y ago
Hello! no I don't host the content myself the application acts as a search engine / index for content that a spider aggregates from the internet. However having seen a lot of the feedback thus far I'm going to make an update to the application that adds more transparency about where the video is being sourced from and downloaded from. it basically connects to streams from about 8 different websites where the users who upload the content have agreed to have the rights to do so and extracts the video links then downloads and manages the folders.

eeemmm 13y ago

I don't see the crack, where is it ?

rm2kdev 13y ago

To all: The application merely acts as a search engine / agrigator for publicly available content hosted on sites such as youtube, dailymotion etc. Its a search engine, as for legality, the users who upload the videos have agreed to having the required rights to upload said content. The site / application are not affiliated with any of these users and merely scan, index and organize content that is publically available elsewhere.