Download With Bittorrent? - Comments Page 3

Has anybody got any letters/calls for downloading music on Bittorrents? I realize that it's strictly not legal, but it seems that most internet providers are going after those downloading movies/shows... Any info. is appreciated.

EDITOR'S NOTE: It's not the ISPs that are going after the infringers -- it's the movie and TV content producers. And yes, it happens with music as well.

If I have songs downloaded from bearshare, etc. from over 2 years ago on my computer, but never allowed sharing of my files, am I still in danger of being sued? I quit downloading songs on p2p networking the moment I heard about people getting arrested, however, still utilize the songs for my own usage. thanx,ginny

EDITOR'S NOTE: My guess is that as long as you don't let those songs leave your computer, you should not be in danger of being sued. It's still possible that your ISP might go through their logs from that time period, if they were asked to do so as part of a legal "discovery" process, and smack your wrists for downloading, whether they are still on your hard drive or not. Not very likely, though, I'd think.

ok so what about people like me who dont use such programs as uttorrent bearshare emule etc, etc, but directly download files that has been paid via paypal. i legaly pay for my video tutorials some of these can be 3 gigs big and take about 20 mins to download. the sites i download from are digital tutors gnomon and gnomonology, how will the isp`s going to tell the difference...

EDITOR'S NOTE: You have no need to worry. Your ISP can tell the difference.

Okay, I had to stop downloading torrents from BitTorrent from home because Cox suspended my internet (twice) until I personally called them. If I download my torrents off of public WiFi connectoins (my college/Starbucks/airports), and keep the files on a portable hard drive, can I be personally tracked? Can they link my IP address to my personal information?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Any wifi that requires a login/password will be trackable. Anonymous wifi is much less likely, although there may be some gotchas with cookies. But downloading large files over public wifi is rather anti-social, due to the bandwidth you'll be consuming.

If this is the first time I am downloading something via bittorrent am I still going to get one of those calls/letters/emails? I got an album released yesterday... I would buy it but it's only available in Europe or on the internet but I don't have a credit card or anything like that. I don't want to download anything else, it was just for this one thing. Am I still at risk?

I live in a country in SE Asia and use bittorrents to stay up with a couple of shows that I like. What are international ramifications with bittorrent use?

EDITOR'S NOTE: It depends on the local government, I suppose. I wouldn't do it in China...

I downloaded a movie and a game in the past little while and got emails from both, does this mean I can't download anymore without getting more emails? If I move away will I be able to download again?

EDITOR'S NOTE: It means they're on to you... take it as a warning. If you switch to another ISP, you might buy yourself some time, but ISPs could very well be sharing lists of "bad customers". Is it really worth losing your Internet connection and possible legal troubles?

In most jurisdictions prostitution is illegal. If a person who I don't even know is looking for a woman, and I find him one and not only make their transaction possible, but I profit from it, what does that make me? I belive the term would be a pimp. And I could and would be arrested for it if caught. And the prostitute would be charged. And the john would be charged. So, apply that analogy to Bittorrent. Why shouldn't the downloader, the file provider(s) and Bittorrent all be indictable?

How about signing up anonymously for bittorrent service on public wifi, then do all your serious downloading via public wifi? No IP number, no snoopy ISP.

Derrick's analogy implies that BitTorrent (whomever that may be) is making a profit from the downloading activity. Is that true, and if so, how?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bittorrent is not a who. It's a network protocol upon which software can be built to transfer large files in an efficient manner. Bittorrent clients (the software) are generally freeware, open source collaborative projects.