That means that the torrent file is actually just a list of trackers and some hash codes. Once you start the download of the actual file you want to get to, you end up downloading little pieces of the file from a bunch of people.
Government agents and copyright trolls tend to snoop around the Torrent networks, and some of the more popular sites hosting Torrent files, downloading files and listing all the IP addresses they find under the Peers downloaders and Seeders uploaders lists.
This will, of course, compromise your address eventually. Another good option is to use a proxy or VPN, then set your torrent client to connect to peers through that. This essentially makes you anonymous by routing your connection through a different IP address. Rest assured that torrenting does not equate to piracy. It does, however, provide a very convenient way to do it! The torrent protocol is just a clever transmission method for users to download files more easily.
Image credit: Pirate Bay main page. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy and European users agree to the data transfer policy. I feel you, bro. Recently I just download a movie from a torrent site and my relative who signed the contract with the internet provider got a warning via email… It was a scary experience to me since I have never known that downloading a movie via torrent is illegal.
Honestly speaking, that was not the first time I download a file via torrent but I was wondering why only this time I got a warning??? The ISPs are stepping up their effort to combat piracy. They are simply gathering evidence and catch you red-handed. A word of caution: be very careful what you download.
If you are downloading blockbuster movies via torrent, most likely they are illegal. Actually false only illegal to use torrents if u make a profit off of it. Not to download anything shared. Only person who can be charged is uploader if had not paid to access or view product however if had paid and uploaded but say someome bought a dvd or blurae and uploaded copy without making any profit then technically that is their legal right as they purchased that copy.
One could argue payong streaming or cable shows are on gives same rights. Really comes down to if peoppe are smart enough about the specifics of laws. They once tried with me and i proved it was shared copy someone had bought and paid for thus couldnt charge me. Obviously greedy companys do try to go after people illegally and if people arent educated theu cant fight back. I got the same warning. It was for a brand new movie that was still in theaters. I believe since it was a copy of a screening for audiences before theater release the production company kept track of who was downloading it and sharing it.
Scared the crap out of me and I talked to a guy from the firm that handled legislation for the production company. Needless to I deleted all the movies I downlaoded that day and the Torrent site. Kind of scared to use UTorrent again…. Many of you keep telling that you got a warning. If torrentz is illegal why use it. If you feel its legal then simply use it. First gather some information about it and study it. I have a question. I recently downloaded a bunch of software via torrents thinking that it was fine and that it was really stealing.
After discussing it with some friends I realized I was wrong. Do you think that if I delete all the software it will be ok. Please respond. You have already broken the law, but to be honest…considering the mass amount of pirates out there no one will even care.
Deleting them would most certainly help your case, but as I said, there is no case to begin with. Law enforcement has enough problems as it is with millions of people illegally downloading content on a regular basis. You will be fine. To shut down a website, the government has to go through a lot of bureaucracy. I prefer it that way. The less the government can interfere, the better it is for all of us, even non-pirates.
Piracy can be solved through private solutions. Torrent sites are next to impossible to shut down. Governments have raided and seized all the computers and stuff at a location where the website was at. The torrent website was thus shutdown, and it was open once again in less than 48hrs.
These sites do a lot of backups of their systems and can get a new location for their servers quickly, but they still have to buy new computers and get everything setup on them, before the website can be up and running again. Whereas others, such as Mininova. The site is hosted in the Netherlands, and decided to comply with their law that was passed They were shutdown and moved several times before this. It is illegal in most jurisdictions. Untaxed cigarettes are illegal, yet people can still find them.
I recently tried to download a game not by torrent and it gave me threats on my computer. Should I switch to torrent?
I scan regularly about once a week with MalwareBytes Anti-malware. All this stuff seems very important and it seems very confusing for me.
Now, I hope you are aware that downloading games is also illegal. But if you insist. For example, if there are two identical files, but one has a million downloads and the other has a thousand, then maybe you should go with the one with the millions. Hope this helped. Well it is illegal if someone copied it and made it free, but some games from the original publisher are free.
Yes, there is a surge in FTP free-to-play games, however they have to keep their servers running, too. For this reason, they restrict you significantly until you purchase in-game privileges. I like it. At least someone will try. I got one warning via a letter from my cable provider, I then switched to Verizon FiOS as my provider.
I then got a nother warning: however it was a phone call. Three years later I got a guy in a suit and tie knocking on my door with a list of all the downloads I had done in an amount for me to pay as a lovely fine! Ha ha ha…..! I think Torrent is not illegal, but downloading copyrighted material from torrent is illegal.
So buddy, download things that are legal and leave stuffs illegal. No body can monitor them. So downloading copyrighted stuffs through torrents can work in such countries. Yes this exactly what can happen. Just like people use to buy untaxed cigarettes on the internet, but some states cracked down and forced those buyers to pay taxes, after years. So it is a real risk. I have been getting warning emails from my ISP Comcast for about 10 years because of my torrent downloads.
I have yet to see them take any action against me. Friends uncle is an FBI agent that investigates internet crimes. He said that they are not going after the average citizen who downloads from torrents, but more going after those supplying the illegal content to the torrent sites and those bootlegging and trying to sell the stuff on the street, etc.
I said to him, in light of this new information. I wish to confess to downloading illegal content via torrents, and clapped my writs together in prep. He laughed and told me that even if he did, it would get thrown out before it made it to court. It would cost the court system over a million dollars to prosecute me and such, even if I said I was guilty and made a written statement to the fact. Interesting anecdote, thanks for sharing. I too have been downloading for years and have received a few warnings from my ISP from time to time without any other more substantial consequence.
Just so that everyone is clear. What do you mean by I'm looking at the wrong category? Also, since you said the ". Or would I go to where it is saved on the device and delete it from there? If so, where is it saved on the Mac? Because when I start a download from some website, it automatically starts on uTorrent, it doesn't save it on my Mac first, so I have no idea where this ". I have asked politely for help in some questions I had. If you don't want to answer, you can just not post anything.
I don't appreciate the way you are talking to me. The fact that you don't want me to stop seeding is irrelevant. I will do as I wish. Have you ever considered the possibilities that I may have my reasons for not seeding? Besides, what is a "leech" anyway? The ratio in the preferences is there for a reason, and I asked about that reason. Instead of answering my question and telling me what the ratio means, you decided to be rude to a person who's done nothing but ask politely because of a judgement you made based on some reasoning you imagined.
I will be the better person here. Thank you for answering the second question, I've found what I was looking for. I still have no idea what the ratio is, but I know it has something to do with stopping the uploading process after a certain point because I tried playing with it, and it did change when the seeding stopped. However, I still have no idea what the value of 1 for that ratio actually means.
I would appreciate your answering my question if you can. I do have my reasons, and you should respect that instead of accusing me of being an "ungrateful leech" whatever "leech" means. The wording you've been using tells me you actually don't want people to be able to download the torrents you're also downloading or want them to get the files slower from someone else.
Hello everyone and I am glad to be here. I seen your post and had to start up a account, so I could ask a question here. I am new to all of this, so please take it easy. I seen everyone talking about seeding here and "I don't mind at all". I don't mind passing out information that I received for free. I was wondering what is the correct way to seed on here? Is there a way to seed and still keep the same or around the same download speed? Just trying to get everything set up the correct way.
I downloaded a few things and then deleted when they finished, but I see I wasn't seeding them, so I just wanted to make sure I keep the files going for others. I am downloading a file now and my average download speed it around 8 kb but my average upload speed is 27 kb.
Is there a reason why I have more information going out than coming in? I am new to torrents and always scan them to make sure of no virus. I have a lot of stuff I would love to share, but not sure how to do it. Delayed quote. Updated once every 10 mins. All Rights Reserved. Gain access to exclusive interviews with industry creatives, think pieces, trend forecasts, guides and more. We charge advertisers instead of our readers.
If you enjoy our content, please add us to your adblocker's whitelist. We'd really appreciated it. We can configure different uTorrent settings to maximize the download speed for a particular torrent file. Seeders: Seeders are the people who have completely downloaded the torrent file, and now they are sharing it with other people peers who are still downloading the file. Peers: Peers also known as leechers are the people who are still downloading the file and receiving the data.
Peers also share data just like seeders, but only share the data that they have already downloaded. Seeders and peers for a particular torrent file decide how fast it will download The more seeders and peers are available for a particular torrent, the faster the download will be. Trackers are sources that track and provide seeders and peers for a particular file, the more trackers you have, there is a more chance of finding more seeders and peers.
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