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I do nothing with torrents, have always stayed away from them. (I could be wrong though)
 
ABM said:
A friend turned me on to it, but I'm not so sure..

http://isohunt.com/torrents
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Download and install this - http://www.peerblock.com/releases

There are lots of legal things to download by bit torrent.

There are also things that aren't so legal.

You're a smart guy so I'll let you figure out which is which.

A little hint, if a movie is still in theaters and you can download it, it's not "technically" legal.

Peerblock will make it a lot harder for illegal downloads to be traced back to you.

So now you're bit torrenting huh? Make sure your virus, spyware, and malware is all up to date, lol.

Also if you're doing movies you're going to need to update your codecs. If you need help ask.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Download and install this - http://www.peerblock.com/releases

There are lots of legal things to download by bit torrent.

There are also things that aren't so legal.

You're a smart guy so I'll let you figure out which is which.

A little hint, if a movie is still in theaters and you can download it, it's not "technically" legal.

Peerblock will make it a lot harder for illegal downloads to be traced back to you.

So now you're bit torrenting huh? Make sure your virus, spyware, and malware is all up to date, lol.

Also if you're doing movies you're going to need to update your codecs. If you need help ask.
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What did you just say? :lol:

I think I need to have my people call your people. :)
 
Mostly illegal, and also not worth the risk if you don't know what you're doing.
 
It's legal as long as you aren't uploading. With that being said, anytime you download anything, you are uploading at the same time, so essentially it is illegal. However, it is illegal for internet service providers to provide a list of their clients, even under these circumstances. So the chances of you getting caught is extremely low. You would only be caught if you download files that are put up by the authorities to lure you guys into downloading it, directly linking you to them. These files are normally easily identifiable. From what I have experienced, these files would be, for example, Avatar the day after it was released. These files normally have an abnormally high number of seeders and leechers under a short period of time.

Essentially, if you're careful, you'll be fine.
 
ABM said:
What did you just say? :lol:

I think I need to have my people call your people. :)
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there are companies that own some of the stuff people download illegally that also try to follow/track their content being pirated. He is giving a link to a software that makes it harder for the companies/agencies to see you downloading/uploading these things.

That being said torrenting is a pretty cool thing when you think about it. You download individual parts of a file and then might upload immediately after you have downloaded the little parts.
 
One of my friends had his internet shut off because of something he downloaded. He knew what he was doing, so I don't think he downloaded one of those fake files.
 
shankyoass said:
You would only be caught if you download files that are put up by the authorities to lure you guys into downloading it, directly linking you to them.

Essentially, if you're careful, you'll be fine.
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That's what the Peer Block is for. It's from the peeps who created Peer Guardian.
 
westnob said:
there are companies that own some of the stuff people download illegally that also try to follow/track their content being pirated. He is giving a link to a software that makes it harder for the companies/agencies to see you downloading/uploading these things.

That being said torrenting is a pretty cool thing when you think about it. You download individual parts of a file and then might upload immediately after you have downloaded the little parts.
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Bingo!

Couldn't have said it better.
 
Also, Codec's are like individual languages for the different file types, example you couldn't play a beta max on a vhs player or a mac software on a pc. So the Codec informs your computer how to open the different file types (blah.avi or blah.mpg or blah.mp3).
 
westnob said:
Also, Codec's are like individual languages for the different file types, example you couldn't play a beta max on a vhs player or a mac software on a pc. So the Codec informs your computer how to open the different file types (blah.avi or blah.mpg or blah.mp3).
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I use Major Geeks to get my codec updates.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Uh oh! I haven't seen ABM post since asking me about this. I wonder if he figured out what HTTP was?
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I'm holding off...................for now.

I mean, I can still get what I want at Red Box for a buck. :cheers:
 
Use blogs instead, google search it and find it on blogs. You need to be even smarter though.
 
ABM said:
I'm holding off...................for now.

I mean, I can still get what I want at Red Box for a buck. :cheers:
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Oh, you mean you want to know how to hack them so they start spitting out movies like a broken slot machine?

That's on the internet too.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Oh, you mean you want to know how to hack them so they start spitting out movies like a broken slot machine?

That's on the internet too.
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Nah...one of my employees was telling me about the link I had posted within the OP. I was like, hmmm..sounds good, but.

Hence, my post.

However, upon reading all the stuff you guys have to go through, I'm like.....I'm not so sure now. Seems like too much of a hassle for the benefits it might bring.
 
ABM said:
Nah...one of my employees was telling me about the link I had posted within the OP. I was like, hmmm..sounds good, but.

Hence, my post.

However, upon reading all the stuff you guys have to go through, I'm like.....I'm not so sure now. Seems like too much of a hassle for the benefits it might bring.
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Imagine giving your grandson every known Elmo DVD known to man (or large bird).

That is the power of bit torrents!
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Imagine giving your grandson every known Elmo DVD known to man (or large bird).

That is the power of bit torrents!
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Holy crap! A proverbial torrential downpour?!
 
westnob said:
which raises an interesting point. I've heard that about 70% of our youth is pirating something online.
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That number seems about right. Most of my friends do it for music. I don't really listen to music, but I download and watch a ton of movies..
 
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