I just wanted to add one thing, and I think it’s pretty obvious – avoiding download links is a matter of a legal issue. There’s no problem with the site simply informing members of an album leak, but if members were encouraged to provide download links to copyrighted material, it basically becomes a hub for illegal activity. There’s a fine line here between providing sources for copyrighted material and a site which simply informs users if the album has been leaked or not. Nothing about HIL directly encourages users to illegally download copyrighted music (providing info on pre-ordering the album, only allowing links to official streams) – whereas linking to Rapidgator etc is leaving the site vulnerable to legal action.
@vanwalkden @mukeanythin @bren This is my take on it anyway, please correct me if I’m wrong!