Report: Operating Systems Should Actively Block Pirated Downloads

https://torrentfreak.com/rightsholders-want-microsoft-ban-pirated-software-windows-160803/

Apple, Google and Microsoft, are in an ideal position to deter piracy, according to a new report published by Black Market Watch and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. The controversial report opts for voluntary or mandatory blocking of pirated content on the operating system level.

microsoft-pirateWhen Windows 10 was launched last year, rumors spread that the operating system was equipped with a built-in piracy kill switch.

According to some reports, this would allow Microsoft to nuke all torrents downloaded from The Pirate Bay, and more. A scary outlook, but also a massive exaggeration, for now.

The controversy originated from a single line in Microsoft’s Service Agreement which allows the company to download software updates and configuration changes that may prevent people from “playing counterfeit games.”

Is it bad that I wouldn't be at all bothered by this? Like I use free open source stuff, a couple of closed sourced but free programs, or otherwise pay for the shit that runs on my computer. Like I don't even have any programs on my computer I could see affected by this.

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From my point of view, It's a gateway... If you let them in because of this, Once they are in they will do what they want, and change policy to align with their practice.

I'm just looking at the big picture.

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It's only a gateway to open source and Linux.

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Attempting to do something like that would probably break more things than fix them and it would do jack shit to prevent people from obtaining pirated material because pirates and hackers would simply find another way. How many times do we have to go through this? Piracy isn't even that big of an issue.

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It is when corps, are lobbying Politicians and people are being extradited from other countires for it... But Like I said, this can go many ways once you open the door to your PC

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This is hilarious. Ultimately it does 2 things:
1: Creates incentive to use and make free software
2: Makes the underground more robust

First there was copying the floppy
Then there were BBSs
Then there were warez distribution couriers who distributed to many BBSs
Then there was the internet, USENET, FTP
Then there was Napster
Then there was Kazaa, Bear Share, Lime Wire, etc
Then there was bittorrent on suprnova
Then there was TPB, KAT, etc.
Then there was VPN, private trackers, etc
Then there was darknets
Then there was decentralized anonymous encrypted mesh networks

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What happens when you download a torrent that isn't actually copyright protected?

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You prove the narrative wrong

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Torrenting isn't illegal it's Torrenting Pirated content that is. There are many uses for Torrents includung downloading Linux Distros and hosting/seeding files across a network...

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Something like this is bound to create more problems than what it solves. I can only imagine it will misidentify alot of programs. The little free stuff like mp3tag, foobar, Doom builder, or even something like gimp, of all things. It's going to look at everything you got and if it doesn't know what it's looking at, guess what they'll assume...

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Maybe a more sinister approach, like deleting those programs in favor of M$ equivalents... There could be a feature/button you press that uses language to make you think they are protecting your system, but in turn push you towards their products for the sake of safety...

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Yup, it's the operating systems job to make sure you don't break the law. Really? They can't be serious. Just another example of people wanting other people to control others. Okay, while they're at it can they make it so no one can click a phishing attack or install malware, since they're already in the screwing around in there code base on this project.

If were going to force Microsoft to alter the OS to control what people do to at least do something that benefits people, and not rich jagoffs that are butt hurt they can't get every last dollar."

Whatev

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But, But... That would hurt those companies that make billions of dollars selling Anti-Virus software right?!

Lol ! it's all a grand scheme...

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This is nonsense lets spread misinformation that torrents have embedded viruses.

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I don't even see how it would really solve anything at all. You could still use Windows for your gaming, adobe, etc needs and just go buy a cheapy laptop and use it strictly as a torrent box running Linux.

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I had windows 10 replace my radeon driver control panel with their own radeon non-control panel edition. So I went into group policy and services, disabled anything that is capable of doing that, including the update manager and defender, everything. Since I only use windows 10 as a steambox I'm not worried, plus I have the firewall at the gateway and use opensuse for everything else.

I also didn't update to the anniversary update which is a big plus.

Don't get me wrong everything i and my company use to make is bought and paid for however i have a few things that i use for testing and so i can be famillar with in a professional setting that wasn't purchased, but if anything like this actually came through i would drop all MS OS's on my main devices faster then MS could steal my info

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The Media is already doing this, What needs to happen is to educate those who are ignorant, but that in itself is a task much more difficult than misinforming them...

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The problem is MS during updates can revert your settings. That shouldn't be allowed.