A movie released in Europe might not hit US streaming services for months.

Most users searching for expect a watchable film. Instead, they often get:

Outsourced movie torrenting involves using a third-party service or proxy server to download and share torrents. This approach allows users to hide their IP addresses and mask their online activities, making it more difficult for authorities and copyright holders to track them. By outsourcing the torrenting process, users can enjoy their favorite movies while minimizing the risks associated with direct torrenting.

: Sites like TorrentLeech and YTS are frequently used for new movie releases [12].

Some users justify downloading these torrents because they feel that studios "exploit" cheap foreign labor. This is a false equivalence.

Within hours, the world’s first "Outsourced Original" was live on ProtonMovies