Alternative File Hosting Options Than MEGA?

[N35N35]

@hugecat

Technically this site only hosts user uploaded script files and images/gifs. Copyright holders should direct their requests to other sites actually hosting content.

This never made sense to me: I can understand hosting infohashes, magnet links, or .torrent files here directly is not viable because there is nobody to forward the DMCA to. But if links to external file hosts that may or may not contain infringing content are allowed because the DMCA can be forwarded to them and/or the link here removed, then links to external trackers that may or may not contain infrining content should also be fine for the same reason: you’re not hosting it yourself here, you’re referencing it somewhere else - in either case you’re not in control of the content or responsible for it, and you have the exact same lack of legal liability for both. Why is it then one way for linking to file hosting providers, and another for linking to trackers? Neither are hosted by you, neither are your responsibility, either can receive the forwarded DMCA. Either you allow linking to external sources, or not, but this double standard is shooting yourself in the foot for no discernible reason.

@ATFM

For example if someone scripts a JAV, lets say they post a mega link, and a link to eporner.
What if instead of that eporner link, someone posts a link to a torrent site. not a direct magnet link, not something they uploaded themselves, and not even a private tracker, but a link to the public page. Aren’t these the same?

Great illustrative example. There is no difference from a hosting vs. linking perspective and DMCA forwarding perspective, and so either both or neither should be allowed.

@Rosethorn

P2P isn’t subject to takedown requests, unlike server hosting. You can request a takedown of trackers but not all the peers seeding a torrent. A platform condoning illegal torrenting is super risky.

Exactly, so make the rule to link to trackers only, since the request can be forwarded there just as much as it can be to any file hosting provider.

@hugecat

Additionally, a lot of scripters probably won’t be on board to do that because then they 100% lose all control over their scripts, and idk how you’d even enforce paid scripts.

This also doesn’t make any sense: hosting the .funscripts themselves was never a problem to begin with, and can always be done right here on-site. It’s just referencing the media that needs a solution, and so the scripters’ interests are simply not part of the equation here.

[Ratattack15]

@N35N35

you’re not hosting it yourself here, you’re referencing it somewhere else

That I is where I found it interesting when I found an script topic or two which resulted in myself then posing a question here about if we can mention torrents by what site their own and their ID but not link to them.

Using torrent for video+funscript sharing

Due to recent bringing up of torrents again in another thread I noticed that how the rules don’t disallow you mentioning a torrent site, only linking to it or pushing people to it. So if someone was specific and careful with their wording could they put in the video link list mention of a torrent site and the torrent ID? (Or just in the notes)

E.g.

[Gofile link here] [Pixeldrain link here] Last resort If all previous links are down and you understand the dangers of torrents here is a last r…

[N35N35]

@Ratattack15

mention torrents by what site their own and their ID but not link to them

While that is even more indirect, even a direct link to the a tracker page of the torrent would be fine, for the same reason that a direct link to the file on a file-sharing platform is fine.