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How likely are you to get caught downloading torrents?

Discussion in 'Computers & Modding' started by stirgo1212, Mar 5, 2010.

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  1. MegaPrick

    MegaPrick Member

    I dont use torrents because they are ILLEGAL :D
     
    MegaPrick, Apr 13, 2010
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  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    They arent. People might use bittorrent to download illegal stuff, but the protocol itself and related software are not illegal.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 13, 2010
    #82
  3. mds64

    mds64 Well-Known Member

    So is downloading the roms here ya nob :p
     
    mds64, Apr 13, 2010
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  4. stirgo1212

    stirgo1212 Well-Known Member

    CNN do their daily news downloads via torrents, same for some Warner Bros. movies. They are available LEGALLY for download via bittorrent. It was in Wired magazine some time ago.
     
    stirgo1212, Apr 13, 2010
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  5. Adnan1992

    Adnan1992 Well-Known Member

    dam I really better stop then D:
     
    Adnan1992, Apr 13, 2010
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  6. gaynorvader

    gaynorvader Well-Known Member

    I had one open for the best part of 3 years and no one ever knew!
     
    gaynorvader, Apr 13, 2010
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  7. rudegal

    rudegal Well-Known Member

    really i had no idea thanks for telling
     
    rudegal, Apr 14, 2010
    #87
  8. Hogs Breath

    Hogs Breath Member

    Lol monitored closely my ass. 3 years of bittorrent and haven't gotten one letter. Just DO NOT seed, and if you see a torrent with 40k seeds, find another, because usually it means its spoofed. If you use a site like btjunkie or thepiratebay, just read the comments and you'll know if its a virus or not. Also never one virus or any malware, though you will get false positives with any keygens.
     
    Hogs Breath, Apr 15, 2010
    #88
  9. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    if you read properly, I said limewire is monitored closely. Also not seeding is considered disrespectful.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 15, 2010
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  10. gaynorvader

    gaynorvader Well-Known Member

    I always seed, especially if it's something that was hard to get. Unfortunately I have to limit the upload speeds because my upload is awful.
     
    gaynorvader, Apr 15, 2010
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  11. stirgo1212

    stirgo1212 Well-Known Member

    Piratebay has some rediculous seeder/leecher ratios like 13-886 its rediculous
     
    stirgo1212, Apr 15, 2010
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  12. MegaPrick

    MegaPrick Member

    How bout u just dont download anything illegally and purchase them the legit way or to get the software at all, and if money is a problem then start saving your money
     
    MegaPrick, Apr 16, 2010
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  13. 1prinnydood

    1prinnydood Guest

    I live in the UK(sort of) and I am much less likely to have my torrent downloads noticed now that the digital bill has become an act of parliament as due to this shitty law (which has more to do with hampering free speech than copyright control) I have invested in a VPN.

    You know my wife asked me why join a VPN when I really don't breach copyright all that often and I do not upload stuff that is not my own. My answer; "Mandelson's behind it", she instantly understood my argument and said, "feck that fecking fecker" (only she used stronger language).

    So My chances of being shafted by David Geffen and Co. are the polar opposite of Lord "Vader" Mandelson's chances.

    The chance I will have a problem with torrent downloads is nil.
     
    1prinnydood, Apr 16, 2010
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  14. gaynorvader

    gaynorvader Well-Known Member

    Because some games/movies are nigh on unattainable and if they're old, won't be contributing to the makers anymore anyway as you'd have to buy second hand.
     
    gaynorvader, Apr 16, 2010
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  15. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    well if this law does come in, I have an offshore torrent server anyway (windows dedicated server running utorrent). Bananabit Technologies (www.bbtn.us) do good deals on dedicated servers.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 16, 2010
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  16. rudegal

    rudegal Well-Known Member

    how come they won't shut down the torrentz.com site mostly all it has on it is illegal anyway like films, series , games ,music etc
     
    rudegal, Apr 21, 2010
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  17. gaynorvader

    gaynorvader Well-Known Member

    They're not actually doing anything illegal according to many country's laws. They aren't actually storing any illegal data on their servers.
     
    gaynorvader, Apr 21, 2010
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  18. stirgo1212

    stirgo1212 Well-Known Member

    And PirateBay. Only China and the UAE ban certain websites
     
    stirgo1212, Apr 21, 2010
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  19. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    I believe the US is the only country to make it illegal to link copyrighted stuff that you do not host (thats what the DMCA does) which is how they are able to shut down torrent trackers (except piratebay and others not hosted in the US) although theres clear double standards in play because the law also covers google and they haven't shown any intention of suing them.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 21, 2010
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  20. timmy1991

    timmy1991 Well-Known Member

    hmm... you have a good point there loony. I hope they don't decide to though, I'm quite fond of google.
     
    timmy1991, Apr 21, 2010
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