Encora
| Website | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Encora |
| Owner/Maintainer: | Switch Sanitize |
| Dates: | 2017 - 2020 |
| Type: | Database, Bootleg Trading |
| Fandom: | Theatre, Musicals |
| URL: | Site is unavailable, formerly at encora.one Encora Archive on GitHub |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Encora was a database for theatre bootlegs. It also had a feature for trading. The site operated from 2017 to 2020, before being shut down.
Due to it's ease-of-use, it caused a boom in bootleg trading.
There have since been two efforts to revive Encora, including the Encora Archiving Project and Encora Reprise, though both of these are unaffiliated with the original Encora and were made to preserve the archive. Neither of these have a trading system.
Description
Encora is an attempt to track the entirety of the recorded Broadway ecosystem, from the most massive touring multi-continent productions, to the shows that never make it past opening night. Our goal is to index and track as many pieces of this ecosystem as we can, providing the world a historical look back at who played what when and where.[1]
From the Encora Archiving Project:
Since 2017, Encora has served as a database to help document the entirety of the theatre ecosystem. After 3 long years and tens of thousands of user submissions, the site is finally coming to a close.Encora was a place for theater fans to meet, to trade, to contribute to the ever-growing database, and to document their own collections. Theatre fans from across the globe formed friendships to last a lifetime.
So much has changed since Switch Sanitize first created the site. The database was a milestone that successfully documented massive amounts of information. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.[2]
Trading
Encora had a bootleg trading system. It allowed users to list their bootleg collections and submit trades with our users. Users would typically store their bootlegs on MEGA and then store their links in Encora. Due to it's ease of use and almost one-click trades, it caused a boom in bootleg trading.
The site likely shut down due to the trading feature. Since bootleg trading is a form of piracy.
References
- ^ Site is inaccessible but the site description was reposted on tradingconfessions on Tumblr
- ^ From the Encora Archive