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Do you prefer private or public trackers? (lemmy.one)

submitted 11 months ago by AdventuringAardvark@lemmy.one to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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As I get more and more invites to private trackers, I'm finding that I find myself spending more and more time on public tracker websites.

I'll only use private trackers if I can't find what I'm looking for on a public tracker. Private tracker rules can get pretty onerous and I prefer to just avoid the whole scene if possible.

If I'm honest, this opinion surprises me. I didn't expect to prefer public trackers. I always thought that private trackers were so cool and exclusive. I don't think that way anymore.

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[-] java@beehaw.org 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I can't bother joining a private tracker. Of course, they might be useful for niche content. For instance, 15 years ago there was a special tracker, where people shared races of virtually all racing series. But mainstream stuff is available on public trackers.

There one tracker where I download lossless music. But anyone can join it, I guess you could define it as semi-private or semi-public.

[-] Dwalin@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

I'm interested in the lossless music tracker. Which one is it?

[-] Tweed@lemmy.studio 4 points 11 months ago

I'm also interested. It'd be nice to have backups of the CDs I've bought in the past, at least

[-] java@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago

rutracker.org, e.g. https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3494796

The interface is in Russian, but it's not that hard to translate a couple of words to navigate. Apparently, you don't even have to be registered to download anymore.