Warez/Scene Info.md

## Anti-tamper systems
- [Adobe Primetime](https://anonym.to/?https://www.adobe.com/marketing/primetime.html)
- [CENC ClearKey](https://anonym.to/?http://bitmovin.com/docs/encoding/faqs/what-is-mpeg-cenc-clearkey-encryption)
- [Denuvo](https://anonym.to/?https://old.reddit.com/r/CrackStatus/comments/43dgej/how_denuvo_works_and_why_its_so_hard_to_crack/)
- [Enigma Protector](https://anonym.to/?https://enigmaprotector.com)
- [Google Widevine Modular DRM](https://anonym.to/?https://castlabs.com/company/partners/google-widevine/)
- [Marlin](https://anonym.to/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin_(DRM))
- [Microsoft Playready](https://anonym.to/?ttps://www.microsoft.com/playready/overview/)
- [Valeroa](https://anonym.to/?https://old.reddit.com/r/CrackWatch/comments/a23al4/valeroa_the_new_anti_tamper/)
- [Verimatrix](https://anonym.to/?https://www.verimatrix.com)
- [VMProtect](https://anonym.to/?http://vmpsoft.com)


## Basic Piracy & Scene "starter" info
- [artscene.textfiles.com](https://anonym.to/?http://artscene.textfiles.com/) - Related files and art packs served in compressed formats.
- [Down For Everyone Or Just Me - Check if the website is offline](https://anonym.to/?https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/)
- [Jason Scott aka /u/textfiles BBS The Documentary Part 5 - Artscene](https://anonym.to/?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl9yejh92tc)
- [No Copy (2008) - YouTube Video](https://anonym.to/?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXBqUBAv1ek) - A brief history of piracy and filesharing.
- [Piracy 101](https://anonym.to/?https://maximousblk.github.io/raven/2020-01-31-piracy-101/)
- [Scene Rules](https://anonym.to/?https://scenerules.org/)
- [The Art of Warez Article](https://anonym.to/?https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/film/the-art-of-warez-documents-the-lost-ansi-art-scene/)
- [The Art Of Warez](https://anonym.to/?https://vimeo.com/341663153) - A recent 30 minute explanation and round up of the Artscene paired with some very prolific examples from many groups.
- [The Warez Scene: How it works](https://anonym.to/?https://old.reddit.com/r/CrackWatch/comments/92uz49/the_warez_scene_how_it_works/)
- [What is the scene?](https://anonym.to/?https://defacto2.net/defacto2/subculture)
- [Wikipedia's Comparison of file hosting services](https://anonym.to/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_hosting_services)
- [Wikipedia's Definition of Pubstro](https://anonym.to/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubstro)
- [Wikipedia's List of warez groups](https://anonym.to/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_warez_groups)
- [Wiktionary's Definition of piracy](https://anonym.to/?https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/piracy)


## Demoscene
- [What is the Demoscene?](https://anonym.to/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene)
- [Demoo](https://anonym.to/?http://calodox.scene.org/demoo/)
- [DemoParty](https://anonym.to/?https://www.demoparty.net/)
- [demoscene.info](https://anonym.to/?http://www.demoscene.info/the-demoscene)
- [Monostep](https://anonym.to/?http://demo.monostep.org/)
- [pouët.net](https://anonym.to/?http://www.pouet.net/)
- [Scene.org Awards](https://anonym.to/?http://awards.scene.org/)
- [Scene.org](https://anonym.to/?https://www.scene.org/)


## Scene Release Info & pre databases (predb)
- [Where does a PRE come from?](https://anonym.to/?https://opentrackers.org/i/scc_predb_explanation.jpg)
- [3dsdb](https://anonym.to/?http://3dsdb.com/)
- [abgx](https://anonym.to/?http://www.abgx.net/)
- [CSDb](https://anonym.to/?https://csdb.dk/)
- [d00per.com](https://anonym.to/?https://www.d00per.com/dupe)
- [DVD ReleaseDates](https://anonym.to/?https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/)
- [German pre](https://anonym.to/?http://www.germanpre.com/) (Ger)
- [Logic Sunrise](https://anonym.to/?http://www.logic-sunrise.com/) (FR)
- [Movie Release Types (as .PNG Image)](https://anonym.to/?https://i.imgur.com/kEOrKJT.png)
- [mp3 Scene](https://anonym.to/?https://www.mp3scene.info/)
- [nfo.nydus.org](https://anonym.to/?http://nfo.nydus.org/) (Ger)
- [NGP](https://anonym.to/?https://ngp.re/)
- [NSW releases](https://anonym.to/?http://nswdb.com/)
- [NSWDB](https://anonym.to/?http://nswdb.com/)
- [PRE & Trace](https://anonym.to/?http://pre.c-burns.co.uk/)
- [pre.corrupt-net.org](https://anonym.to/?https://pre.corrupt-net.org/) + [Mirror](https://pr3.us/)
- [predb.me](https://anonym.to/?https://predb.me/)
- [predb.pw](https://anonym.to/?https://predb.pw) + [predb.org](https://anonym.to/?https://predb.org/)
- [ProLikeWoah](https://anonym.to/?http://prolikewoah.com/pre/)
- [ReleaseBB](https://anonym.to/?http://rlsbb.ru/)
- [Release Lister](https://anonym.to/?https://releaselister.info/) (EN/GER)
- [Release Watcher](https://anonym.to/?http://extremedownload.org/)
- [renascene](https://anonym.to/?https://renascene.com/)
- [ROM news](https://anonym.to/?http://rom-news.org/)
- [Scene Group List](https://anonym.to/?http://scenegrouplist.com/scene_info_About_the_scene_tsh.php)
- [SCENE-SCRiPTS](https://anonym.to/?https://github.com/scriptzteam/SCENE-SCRiPTS)
- [SCNLOG.me](https://anonym.to/?https://scnlog.me/)
- [ScnSrc.me](https://anonym.to/?https://www.scnsrc.me/)
- [SrrDB](https://anonym.to/?https://www.srrdb.com/)
- [SweTracker](https://anonym.to/?https://swetracker.org/releases)
- [XBins](https://anonym.to/?https://www.xbins.org/)
- [XEM](https://anonym.to/?http://thexem.de/)
- [xrel.to](https://anonym.to/?https://www.xrel.to/) (Ger)
- [z0x.us](https://anonym.to/?https://z0x.us/)
- [pre.fyp.nl](https://anonym.to/?https://pre.fyp.nl/)
- [rss-hd](https://anonym.to/?https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.p2p-network.net#rss-hd)
- [predb.eu](https://anonym.to/?https://predb.eu/)


## Pre channel
- [Corrupt-Net – New P2P Friendly IRC Network With Public Pre and Tracer Channels](http://filenetworks.blogspot.com/2010/09/corrupt-net-new-p2p-friendly-irc.html) - List of public IRC pre channels.
- [List Of Public Pre & Trace Services To Track Latest Scene Releases (IRC + Web Based)](http://filenetworks.blogspot.com/2010/12/list-of-public-pre-trace-services-to.html)
- [Warez (scene) Release Databases](https://opentrackers.org/links/warez-scene/#rlsdb)


## Public piracy discussion channels & FAQs
- [f/Piracy](https://anonym.to/?https://raddle.me/f/Piracy) - Raddle Forum - Piracy is not theft.
- [s/piracy](https://anonym.to/?https://saidit.net/s/piracy) - Saidit Forum - Yet another reddit alternative.
- [Welcome to the f/privacy FAQ](https://anonym.to/?https://raddle.me/wiki/Privacy) - Proudly ripped this FAQ off from a non-privacy-friendly site!


## Piracy Archive
- [27 Years of Warez Scene Release Info Leaked in Giant Database](https://anonym.to/?https://archive.org/details/predb)
- [Archive of r/Megalinks from 11th April 2018](https://anonym.to/?https://pastebin.com/raw/7WrNLtZd) - A complete backup of the reddit r/Megalinks sub.
- [OpenTrackers](https://anonym.to/?https://archive.fo/kuKOb) - Opentrackers.org Warez Scene Overview.
- [Piracy Archive](https://anonym.to/?https://github.com/nid666/PiracyArchive) - A complete backup of the Reddit r/Piracy sub.


## DarkWeb Overview
- [ProjectX](https://anonym.to/?https://github.com/CHEF-KOCH/ProjectX/blob/master/README.md) - DarkWeb pages overview (yet another one) is designed to show Deep Web specific pages, software and other information around the deeper web.


## Malware in Trackers (Info)
- [Pirate matryoshka](https://anonym.to/?https://securelist.com/piratebay-malware/89740/) - Pirate matryoshka: Malware infection via trackers


## What is a Seedbox and why do I need it?
- [What is a Seedbox?](https://anonym.to/?http://seedboxgui.de/guides/what-is-a-seedbox/)
- [Wikipedia's article what a Seedbox is](https://anonym.to/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_box)


## Usenet
- [/r/Usenet](https://anonym.to/?https://www.reddit.com/r/Usenet) - A thriving community dedicated to helping users old and new understand and use Usenet.
- [/r/UsenetInvites](https://anonym.to/?https://www.reddit.com/r/UsenetInvites) - Requests and offers for Usenet indexers.
- [/r/Usenet wiki: indexers](https://anonym.to/?https://www.reddit.com/r/Usenet/wiki/indexers) - Information about /r/Usenet's favourite indexing services.
- [NZBLINK](https://anonym.to/?https://nzblnk.info/) - The NZBLNK URI scheme defines the format of NZBLNK links to identify binary Usenet content and supplies some extra information to handle that content correct (similar to magnet links, but for NZBs).
- [QuickPar](https://anonym.to/?http://www.quickpar.org.uk/index.htm) - Tool for reconstructing damaged/missing/corrupt Usenet binaries.
- [Wikipedia's Usenet newsgroup article](https://anonym.to/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_newsgroup) - A Usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users in different locations using the Internet.
- [Usenet-Uploaders](https://anonym.to/?https://github.com/animetosho/Nyuu/wiki/Usenet-Uploaders) - Table of applications for uploading content to Usenet.
- [Usenet](https://anonym.to/?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet) - Usenet is a worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers.


## Tracker checker (online/offline)
- [Tracker Status](https://anonym.to/?https://trackerstatus.info/) - Check if tracker status.


## RePacker History
- [Meet FitGirl, The Repack <20>Queen<65> Of Pirated Games](https://anonym.to/?https://torrentfreak.com/meet-fitgirl-the-repack-queen-of-pirated-games-200604/) - The story about FitGirl.