The World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 20 Years Old * TorrentFreak
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A copy of the Matrix fan film “Fanimatrix" is the oldest torrent that is still being actively shared 20 years later.

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  • @ArchrEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    I have never heard of this happening. And I’ve gotten multiple cease and desist letters from my ISP. ISPs don’t really have the case for a suit anyways, but there are third party companies that companies like Disney will pay to watch torrents for them and ask your ISP to send you that letter.

    • @grueEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      A decade or so ago, there were some widely-publicized cases of folks who got absolutely ruined with six- or seven-figure judgements against them for copyright infringement.

      Example from 2012.

      Maybe it was a tactic the copyright cartel used in the mid-2000s and then stopped or something, but it was enough to shift folks’ behavior such that using VPNs became the norm.

    • @SoleInvictusEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      You are correct, it’s super uncommon to get sued for pirating unless you’re a major player. If you get busted by your ISP too many times, though, they may give you the boot. My ISP has a 9 strikes in one rolling year policy (at least last I knew).