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New site idea: Search for a TV show. Find it, and add its RSS feed to your torrent program. New episodes are auto d/led.

yllus

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The site idea: I think the topic already explained the site idea pretty well, but here it is again: It's a site where you search for a TV show, and find its RSS feed - you subscribe to the RSS feed in your torrent program, and it automatically downloads that show's latest episode for you.

Keeping out fakes: To keep fakes from being automatically sent around, I'd leverage the good sense of the masses. When a link to a torrent is initially added to an RSS feed, it's not actually added until 25 (or some number) votes for its authenticity are gathered. Or 5 votes from registered members. Or 1 vote from a trusted member.

The uTorrent program has the ability to download via RSS feeds built in - so a good website implementing the idea is all that's needed. No doubt some sites out there already do this, but I think a really well done implementation would stand out.

What I need: A website URL. tvfeeds.com? torrentrss.com? tv-4-u.com? I'm clueless to good URLs. Any help?
 

yllus

Elite Member & Lifer
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Well, I'd be linking to a torrent that is hosted on another website that links to the source material - which doesn't necessarily have to be committing copyright infringement.
 

venkman

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This is a pretty good idea and one I've wanted to see done.

tvtorrents is good but i'd bet it is taken.
 
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I suppose this idea can also be extended to music artists (think new concert bootlegs).

Definitely don't do this in the US.
 

SVT Cobra

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Also that whole "This site is just an index and just lists other places that host the material" disclaimer does not fly in court.