I don't think it's entirely unfair to ask for user consent of allowing easy downloading of their uploads. There is already per-track user consent to comments and a plethora of licensing options that let's be real, no one here is losing sleep over deciding which one to use.
But like I said - I already understand that if someone *really* wants to download something, they obviously still can, but that statement can be applied anywhere. This also doesn't prevent any other music hosting site from offering the same option to disable downloads. Or some disclaimer to privacy either concerning the nature of the internet. I'm not asking for multi-stage file encryption here, but user choice.
I've always appreciated WeeklyBeats for the great interface/deadline and the ability to listen and comment on the community's work (again, if they allow it). I also don't think there is an ideological motive for Tim or anybody to *force* users to allow downloading when participating in WeeklyBeats either. Heck, that initial response in this thread is over a decade old at this point.
