Latest OiNKPlus v10 Enhances Music Trackers

September 17, 2008 by sharky

If you happen to be a diehard OiNKPlus fan, you’re probably already aware that one of their flagship features - the Last.fm media player - hasn’t worked for quite some time. The OiNKPlus coding team has worked tirelessly to correct the issue that pertains to the upgraded Last.fm structure, and it is now once again available in the newly-released OiNKPlus version 10. Other key upgrades include the addition of SSL to What.cd, and improved embedding into other supported BitTorrent sites.

For those of you who don’t know what it’s all about, OiNKPlus is a media enhancer and artist discovery add-on for Firefox, that works in collaboration with many music trackers (and other select BT sites). The added OiNKPlus info cleverly coalesces within the supported website for seamless integration on the .torrent download page - and it even works with The Pirate Bay and mininova. Below is a look at the before and after examples on What.cd and mininova.org:

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‘Magnet Links’ Explained

March 10, 2008 by sharky

A magnet link is a unique link to a specific file, typically on a P2P file sharing network.

Magnet Links allow users to directly download files into a P2P file sharing application. Through the support of magnet links, users can follow links to find specific files quickly and accurately. In short, getting the file is as easy as following a link - the magnet points to a specific file and launches the P2P program, adding the file to the user’s download list.

Magnet Links are an extension of a greater group of URIs/URNs (not to be confused with ‘URL’) - whereas a URL will point to a specific website; a URI will point to the specific contents, or, location of a file. Read the technical jargon for Magnet Links on Wikipedia.

Magnet Links - What are they for?

The main reason for the conception of magnet links is for increased authenticity (and less redundancy) of files being shared via P2P programs. For example, if you conduct a search for something specific in a filesharing program (such as Limewire), you’ll notice “multiple sources” for some of the results. We don’t have to tell you that ‘multiple source’ files offer the best availability, in terms of transfer speeds and chances for a successful ‘working’ download. All of the sources use the same hash link (that points to the exact same file).

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Using eD2k Hash Links to find Copyrighted Content

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Advanced Searching for Copyrighted Content - Part VII - The Web

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Advanced Searching for Copyrighted Content - Part VI - Usenet

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Advanced Searching for Copyrighted Content - Part V - IRC / mIRC

February 04, 2008 by sharky

« Part 5 of a 7-part series on Advanced Searching for Copyrighted Content »

Part 5. Searching IRC / IRC Tools.

IRC is about as close as you can get to the top of the piracy pyramid without actually being involved in “the scene”. Most (but not all of) pirated releases found at the P2P level descended from IRC in some form or another, usually directly. It is the major cog between release groups and what is found publicly through BitTorrent websites, the newsgroups, DDL sites and any other method of P2P file sharing. So the significance of IRC to the “piracy scene” should not be overlooked or undervalued. The vastness of illegal content is staggering; both in sheer numbers, and in the diversity of available content often found nowhere else.

About This Tip: IRC has a high learning curve, and these tips & tricks are not aimed towards those who are inexperienced in IRC. It is assumed you are already affluent in IRC, with a good grasp of its functions and features that include joining networks, servers, channels, sending/receiving files and using commands in the IRC window. If you are new to Internet Relay Chat, we recommend that you check out www.irchelp.org and learn some of the basics before proceeding. However; some of these programs (scripts) take all the hard work out of IRC and many contain great GUIs for easy navigation and file transferring. Be our guest to jump right in - our setups are simple to follow.

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Advanced Searching for Copyrighted Content - Part IV - ‘DDL’ Websites

February 02, 2008 by sharky

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Part 4. Searching ‘Warez’ / DDL websites.

We’ve already covered this topic on Direct Download Link (aka ‘Warez’ websites) - read it in it’s entirety here. So instead of rehashing what we’ve already done, we’ll elaborate on the searching implementations. And we’ve found a few DDL sites that really stick out from the rest (especially this one), plus we found some good tips for downloading multiple files at the same time. But first, a little more info on DDL websites:

One thing that we like about DDL sites is that they are essentially anonymous. The only site that knows what links you’ve clicked is the warez hosting site themselves, and certainly rapidshare.com isn’t about to start logging everyone’s activities and passing it on to the authorities.

DDL sites are getting smarter - to compensate for content that’s being deleted, some will offer multiple ‘mirrors’ to different hosting sites. Assuredly at least one of the links should be working. If you ever come across a file that has been deleted by rapidshare.com, this is the nasty error message that you’ll receive:

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Advanced Searching for Copyrighted Content - Part III - NFO Websites

February 01, 2008 by sharky

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Part 3. Validating a ‘Release’ with NFO / dupecheck Websites

This tip is more inclined for deeming whether or not something has been officially released by a known piracy Release Group, or if it’s possibly just a fake, decoy or scam. But it doesn’t end there - anything listed as official will also be fairly easy to track down, as well. These sites that list official pirated releases are also known as NFO websites, or dupecheck sites.

As mentioned in different articles around FileShareFreak, there are a few good NFO/dupecheck websites that report only ‘official’ pirated releases. This can be taken a step further by implementing search capabilities with the provided data from them. We should note that these criteria are useless when applied through a Google search - it will take a slightly more sophisticated approach to generate fruitful results - in order to get to the ‘warez’.

Here’s a sampling of some of the dupecheck websites that list proper ’scene’ releases with ‘real-time’ results:

www.NFOrce.nl - a great site with all the latest listings in all categories.

http://doopes.com - also a good site - we recommend using the DATE feature to view past releases. Great for Pre’s.

www.vcdquality.com - lists only movies & video files, but does it well.

www.rlslog.net - Good site for current scene listings.

http://dupe.sabeln.org - Has listings for games, movies & TV - all in plaintext.

http://www.scenereleases.info - To quote them, has “Hot New Scene Releases”.

http://orlydb.com - So-called “Pre” database for all scene releases - plaintext.

It should be assumed that 99% of the listings at these sites would be classified as ‘working’ releases, without further guesswork. The data is not derived from BitTorrent sites or other file sharing networks that are susceptible to corruption and public inputs; rather, it is an organized list from the top of the piracy pyramid including FXP servers, Topsites and elite IRC channels directly or indirectly associated with the release groups themselves.

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Advanced Searching for Copyrighted Content - Part II - ‘Crack’ Sites

January 31, 2008 by sharky

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Part 2. Search for a ‘Crack/Keygen’ for it.

There are only so many ways in which you can exhaust all avenues in the search for a tiny computer program that charges $50 to register it. You’ve checked BitTorrent - no, not there. IRC? maybe - but the IRC websites aren’t giving any hits. Limewire? - fahgettaboutit. The newsgroups? - very likely, but not everyone has Usenet access.

One solution to this problem is to download the original release from the official software publisher’s website. Haha, almost got you there!! No, but seriously folks - download the original …and then apply a ‘crack, patch or keygen’ to it.

The trick is, though, is to make sure you have the crack, serial or keygen FIRST before deciding which legal software you need to use. There’s not much point in downloading the software beforehand and then search for the crack afterwards (you may not find it). The good thing about software development is that it’s extremely competitive - so you’ll likely find 5 different similar programs all created to do the same job. This tip can be applied from a couple of different angles.

First, do some research on what type of software you need, and see if there are available substitutions to suit your needs. If the software is something totally specific, such as “RSS Submit v2.36″ then this will also work - but it helps if you have a second (or third) similar option in case you can’t find a ‘crack’ for the first one. And an older version of the same software does count as another option - you’ll likely run into this scenario some time down the line if you practice this tip often enough.

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Advanced Searching for Copyrighted Content - Part I - BitTorrent

January 30, 2008 by sharky

A ‘7-Step Guide’ to finding anything and everything.

Part I	Introduction & BitTorrent.
Part II	“Crack” websites.
Part III	“Proper” releases with NFO websites.
Part IV	“Warez” / DDL websites.
Part V	IRC for illegal content.
Part VI	Usenet / Newsgroups.
Part VII	Advanced Searching/Search Tips.

In search of the illicit, illegal or copyrighted? Good! So are we! The Internet is a vast place with many teeming possibilities - copyrighted material is distributed freely everywhere. This article doesn’t necessarily pertain to where one should look for pirated content; rather, more of a how to look for it. The following guide candidly demonstrates a non-exhaustive list of strategies for procuring just about anything. However; if you’re looking for a specific ‘cookie recipe’ or ‘cross-stitching’ chart, (copyrighted or not) this guide likely won’t be of any service.

Without a doubt you’ll have employed some of these methods before - and you may even know of a few that aren’t listed. Private FTP sites (& TopSites), FXP Boards, BBSes, F2F networks, etc. were all overlooked. Our attempt is to fine-tune and elaborate on the existing publicly accessible schemata for the attainment of all things copyrighted.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for with these procedures - then it probably just doesn’t exist on a public level.

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