Piracy #

Guides #

• FreeMediaHeckYeah: The Largest Collection of Free Stuff On The Internet!
• AnimePiracy
• Piracy Index: This website is a collection of the best digital piracy resources. This will help you get started on your pirate voyage
• TheWiki: Welcome to the wiki for all things related to anime and more, ranging from easy to digest tutorials to full blown guides!
• Champagne Piracy Wiki
• r/piracy Megathread
• Ripped Guide
• GentooMen Library
• Esoteria Avenue
• CaptainRookie: Digital audio guides and tutorials covering MP3 and FLAC ripping, editing, converting and organising your digital music collection
• Encoding guides
  • Archived Things
  • AHD’s encoding guide
  • A Guide to x264: Dropbox PDF link

Miscellaneous #

• Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy: Understanding the pirate ecosystem
• Understanding pirate multimedia releases: Understanding x264, x265, codecs and stuff
• Reddit IMAs
  • I run a “topsite” FTP server and I’m in the piracy scene. AMA [Reddit]
  • I cracked software for the warez (apps/games) scene during the late 90s. The statute of limitations has expired. AMAA [Reddit]
  • I was in a major MP3 releasing group (in the so-called “warez” underground), AMA [Reddit]
  • IAmA now retired ‘scener’ who was a member of some of the largest and most prominent MP3 groups of their time. I was also the co-founder of a still active and very dominant MP3 group. AMA [Reddit]