Astraweb removing UFC content

[hdjunky]

I think ditching nzbs would really end the problem. UFC is requesting their content to be removed like within an hbour according to comments. They are getting the nzbs from somewhere obviously. I do not think they would go through millions of headers though for the CHANCE it might be in the group they are checking at that time. Maybe a new header naming scheme could be used to encrypt or obscure the name. Maybe encryption mechanisms can be built into newsreaders. It is obvious though that nzbs and the hand holding to help any old newb get into usenet is what is going to kill it.

[sandman_1]

Maybe encrypting the archive and having the password in the nfo file. In other words, the nfo wouldn't normally have the password (when viewed say from a raw search site) but when you went to repair it with par2's it would give the password or something to that effect.

[enerdude]

NZBs is not going away anytime soon. It has made usenet downloading much easier. What people can do is use private nzb sites (almost like private torrent sites is doing for torrents) and also use less obvious header names and / or password protection for content that seems to be popular to be DCMA'd (like UFC)

I think ditching nzbs would really end the problem. UFC is requesting their content to be removed like within an hbour according to comments. They are getting the nzbs from somewhere obviously.
I do not think they would go through millions of headers though for the CHANCE it might be in the group they are checking at that time.

Like I said nzbs are not going away anytime soon. And they are not necessarily using nzbs to take stuff down. There are plenty of search engines on the web as well as in programs or other ways they can use to search headers.

Maybe a new header naming scheme could be used to encrypt or obscure the name. Maybe encryption mechanisms can be built into newsreaders. It is obvious though that nzbs and the hand holding to help any old newb get into usenet is what is going to kill it.

It is already possible to use less obvious header names and / or archive password protection, but all uploaders don't do it. Details and / or nzbs can then be posted on private sites to make it less accessible. In this case "any old newb" wont have access to it
Sites like usegrab.com (making binaries available via web interface) is what is going to kill usenet slowly but surely.

[hdjunky]

I wonder. If we make a fake post of 1 GB or so and call it along the lines of ufc (whatever the next event is) and allow the indexers to index it, but once assembled it was just some stupid video file. Wonder if it would get removed? Hasn't it been established that a name does not mean copyright violation? Wouldn't that show that these idiots are filing false complaints based on name only and not doing there due diligence before filing? All the complaint forms make you certify that the works are truly yours and just a name can not show that.

[Hypatia]

I think ditching nzbs would really end the problem

lol doesnt matter.. the djinn is out of the bottle.

if they wanted to they could start using their own version of mysterbin.

Perhaps theyve been using something like that all along

or for instance newznab


i dunno about public stuff but if you want to upload something to usenet the way it stays there for a very long time(especially if its a backup) then:

1)use obscure names(headers\archives)
2)password it with the option obscuring files in an archive(it can even be something like "password". It doesnt matter . The point here is to not let mysterbin like search engines to look into archives

but this applies only to ur personal files. Because other than you nobody would know whats that

[scubascythan]

It's really annoying they're doing it to the non-PPV stuff like UFC Primetime or the shows on Fox/FX/Fuel. I understand the PPV stuff but Primetime is uploaded on youtube anyways by the UFC itself, just not in HD hence I'd rather DL it. I don't have those channels so can't watch the other shows. Just plain annoying.

Since I usually grab it a few days later, they're already ninjaed so I've just resorted back to using private torrent for these grabs. This is a slippery slope and I see myself canceling my sub if the situation gets worse.

[sandman_1]

Since I usually grab it a few days later, they're already ninjaed so I've just resorted back to using private torrent for these grabs. This is a slippery slope and I see myself canceling my sub if the situation gets worse.

Don't know if Sickbeard/SAB would work for ya but you might want to look into it.

[Malcontent]

Since I usually grab it a few days later, they're already ninjaed so I've just resorted back to using private torrent for these grabs. This is a slippery slope and I see myself canceling my sub if the situation gets worse.

You might want to consider setting up a simple RSS feed within your Usenet client to automatically download the episodes as they get posted.

[Sometwo]

Since I usually grab it a few days later, they're already ninjaed so I've just resorted back to using private torrent for these grabs. This is a slippery slope and I see myself canceling my sub if the situation gets worse.

You might want to consider setting up a simple RSS feed within your Usenet client to automatically download the episodes as they get posted.

You has my interests. I've never tried that, so what feeds are there for the UFC?

[Malcontent]

You might want to consider setting up a simple RSS feed within your Usenet client to automatically download the episodes as they get posted.

You has my interests. I've never tried that, so what feeds are there for the UFC?

You have to check with your NZB indexing site on how to go about setting up a RSS feed on their site. You should be able to set up a watch list or bookmark for "UFC". Your usenet client can check for new "UFC" stuff on your RSS feed every 15 minutes or so.