altjx Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I got an email from Cox about a year ago and now I really would like to start using torrents again. My question is, how do you not get caught? I understand it's illegal to share copyrighted material, but not illegal to download. Now I'd like to know, what do you all do to avoid getting emails from your ISP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 http://dmca.cs.washington.edu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I understand it's illegal to share copyrighted material, but not illegal to download.That's a myth. If you don't have permission to obtain a copy of the material, then you are infringing on copyright, and (depending on where you live) may be committing an illegal act. Either way, whatever you download in BitTorrent is shared simultaneously, so there's no escaping sharing in BitTorrent.How not to get caught? Not something we deal with here, really. BitTorrent doesn't lend itself well to anonymous downloading, and as long as you're not anonymous, you can be caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altjx Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Damn, so really there's really no way for me to download things like patches and stuff via torrents without running into problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 If you don't have permission to obtain a copy of the material, then you are infringing on copyrightTorrenting patches for stuff like world of warcraft is legal because blizzard entertainment explicitly permits it.Check for permission, etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altjx Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Ah, gotcha. Lol. Thanks Wouldn't it be easier to download patches and stuff that doesnt contain a full name? Like for instance, the movie, "Tyler Perry: I Can Do Bad All By Myself", suppose I download a torrent with the name "TP_ICDBABM" could I even get in trouble since noone knows what that is other than me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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