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Anyone still using usenet? (lemmy.today)

submitted 2 months ago by Pat_Riot@lemmy.today to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Title says it. Is anyone still on the newsgroups? For reasons I need to amass a large collection of music in MP3 format, preferably full albums, and I'd like to do it somewhat quickly. Is there a better place to hunt before I buy news server access? I been on land for too many years.

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[-] wax@feddit.nu 4 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the summary. How are usenet providers not sued into oblivion for storing copyrighted data?

[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago

It's like any file storage site. They are only a web server. Users upload things. And the owner of the server, if requested, may take it down. It's a game of wackamole.

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

It's not significant enough for anyone to care.

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