Warez/Scene Info.md

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


## Basic Piracy & Scene "starter" info
- [Down For Everyone Or Just Me - Check if the website is offline](https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/)
- [No Copy (2008) - YouTube Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXBqUBAv1ek) - A brief history of piracy/filesharing.
- [Scene Rules](https://scenerules.org/)
- [The Warez Scene: How it works](https://old.reddit.com/r/CrackWatch/comments/92uz49/the_warez_scene_how_it_works/)
- [What is the scene?](https://defacto2.net/defacto2/subculture)
- [Wikipedia's Comparison of file hosting services](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_hosting_services)
- [Wikipedia's Definition of Pubstro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubstro)
- [Wikipedia's List of warez groups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_warez_groups)
- [Wiktionary's Definition of piracy](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/piracy)


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


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


## 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://raddle.me/f/Piracy) - Raddle Forum - Piracy is not theft.
- [s/piracy](https://saidit.net/s/piracy) - Saidit Forum - Yet another reddit alternative.
- [Welcome to the f/privacy FAQ](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://archive.org/details/predb) 
- [Archive of r/Megalinks from 11th April 2018](https://pastebin.com/raw/7WrNLtZd) - A complete backup of the reddit r/Megalinks sub.
- [OpenTrackers](https://archive.fo/kuKOb) - Opentrackers.org Warez Scene Overview.
- [Piracy Archive](https://github.com/nid666/PiracyArchive) - A complete backup of the Reddit r/Piracy sub.


## DarkWeb Overview
- [ProjectX](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://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?](http://seedboxgui.de/guides/what-is-a-seedbox/)
- [Wikipedia's article what a Seedbox is](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_box)


## Usenet
- [/r/Usenet](https://www.reddit.com/r/Usenet) - A thriving community dedicated to helping users old and new understand and use usenet.
- [/r/UsenetInvites](https://www.reddit.com/r/UsenetInvites) - Requests and offers for Usenet indexers.
- [/r/Usenet wiki: indexers](https://www.reddit.com/r/Usenet/wiki/indexers) - Information about /r/Usenet's favourite indexing services.
- [NZBLINK](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](http://www.quickpar.org.uk/index.htm) - Tool for reconstructing damaged/missing/corrupt Usenet binaries.
- [Wikipedia's Usenet newsgroup article](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://github.com/animetosho/Nyuu/wiki/Usenet-Uploaders) - Table of applications for uploading content to Usenet.
- [Usenet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet) - Usenet is a worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers.