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This doesn't work on sites like The Pirate Bay where trusted uploaders make it easy to find what you're looking for. If my torrent was uploaded by eztv then I know what I'm getting.

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Definitely wouldn't change anything for people who are determined. But it probably would reduce casual pirating & it's so simple I just am surprised we don't see more of it. Not saying that I want it to happen, just surprised.

It definitely works on usenet - virus spam can make some things impossible to find.

Not too many 'casual' pirates download from usenet. They just go to The Pirate Bay and the comments will always tell you a file is fake before you hit the download link. These fake torrents do exist in large numbers but they're trivial to avoid.

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