Italy doesn't really care about copyright violations, unless it's soccer or if it's for profit.
Normal people pirating movies, songs, etc. for their private use are not usually prosecuted (there's no need to use protections such as VPNs in Italy). There are some big piracy communities, they use both torrents and an old file-sharing software called eMule.
But if you try to earn money or if you pirate soccer, then it's super risky.
Dangit, the fact that you had to explain it like that makes me feel old. There was a time when that software was found on everyone's PC and held the top spot on sourceforge's most downloaded list.
That's another trip down memory lane...
Here’s the bare archive on IA:
https://web.archive.org/web/20090203182724/http:/freshmeat.n...
maybe we should make more p2p kademilia software to combat the social media giants
Did Sourceforge always suck balls?
It did suck balls, but we were grateful to have it in a time where it was possibly the best option.
Or protected names like mozzarella or parmigiano cheese.
Better not to name your next project after them.
I'm almost certain someone got paid off and pulled some stings. They don't do anything unless money is involved.
I disagree. They could have done it to be under the spotlight and progress their career.
i.e. money
I still use it, on linux using wine. There is a lot of random stuff you usually don't find via Torrenting.
There's also a native client for Linux, it's called aMule. Give it a try instead of the official client.
There are some forums (yes, old-school web forums) with neatly organized content. You just copy-paste the e2dk link into the client, and voilà.
Some forums are even publicly accessible, so it's clear that nobody is seriously persecuting people for piracy in Italy.