Is Bittorent Illeagal

[NeoTheOne]

is bittorent illeagal

[SP1]

No. BitTorrent is purely a protocol for file transfer, like FTP and HTTP. Unlike Kazaa it has no central database of files, or search capabilities.

The BitTorrent protocol can be used to transfer illegal files, but then so can FTP and HTTP. So if the bittorrent clients are illegal, so are Internet Explorer, Netscape etc.

Source: TorrentStorm Website (http://www.torrentstorm.com/pages/faq.html#1.3)

[I.am]

Like SP1 said. So basically its what you do with it ;)

Common sense :D

[abu_has_the_power]

wat do u think m8? of course it's illegal. who the fuck still uses it to transfer legal stuff? think bout it

[muchspl2]

every time you type you insert foot into month
it was made to transfer large educational files and videos databases etc.
it was never intended for what its used for today, hence all the security flaws <_<

[DWk]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@31 December 2003 - 13:34
wat do u think m8? of course it&#39;s illegal. who the fuck still uses it to transfer legal stuff? think bout it
lol abu NO.... as they said b4.... BT isnt illegal..... and even when you transfer a copyrighted material its still not illegal.... why? well because how can a protocol be illegal? what&#39;s illegal is the content you are transferring... w0ot :w00t:

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by DWk+31 December 2003 - 15:48--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DWk @ 31 December 2003 - 15:48)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@31 December 2003 - 13:34
wat do u think m8? of course it&#39;s illegal. who the fuck still uses it to transfer legal stuff? think bout it
lol abu NO.... as they said b4.... BT isnt illegal..... and even when you transfer a copyrighted material its still not illegal.... why? well because how can a protocol be illegal? what&#39;s illegal is the content you are transferring... w0ot :w00t: [/b][/quote]
fine. get all technical. lol

[DWk]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power+31 December 2003 - 14:40--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (abu_has_the_power @ 31 December 2003 - 14:40)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by DWk@31 December 2003 - 15:48
<!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@31 December 2003 - 13:34
wat do u think m8? of course it&#39;s illegal. who the fuck still uses it to transfer legal stuff? think bout it
lol abu NO.... as they said b4.... BT isnt illegal..... and even when you transfer a copyrighted material its still not illegal.... why? well because how can a protocol be illegal? what&#39;s illegal is the content you are transferring... w0ot :w00t:
fine. get all technical. lol [/b][/quote]
abu.... :hug: its all good man.... so why dont u get on msn more often? :D

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by DWk+31 December 2003 - 16:46--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DWk @ 31 December 2003 - 16:46)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@31 December 2003 - 14:40

Originally posted by DWk@31 December 2003 - 15:48
<!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@31 December 2003 - 13:34
wat do u think m8? of course it&#39;s illegal. who the fuck still uses it to transfer legal stuff? think bout it
lol abu NO.... as they said b4.... BT isnt illegal..... and even when you transfer a copyrighted material its still not illegal.... why? well because how can a protocol be illegal? what&#39;s illegal is the content you are transferring... w0ot :w00t:
fine. get all technical. lol
abu.... :hug: its all good man.... so why dont u get on msn more often? :D [/b][/quote]
parents don&#39;t like me chatting too much. lol. and this is a bit different. when i&#39;m not posting, it looks like i&#39;m reading something with lots of "ads" (sigs, avatars, etc). lol :lol:

[abu_has_the_power]

and 4 some weird reason trillian slows down my bt dl speed. i&#39;m dling sexy beach 2 rite now. doin 90kb/s. not 2 bad.

[DWk]

lmfao....

ok...sexy beach :o :D :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool:

lol a friend has that but its 4gigs and in japanese :(

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by DWk@31 December 2003 - 17:06
lmfao....

ok...sexy beach :o :D :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool:

lol a friend has that but its 4gigs and in japanese :(
wat u talkin bout? its&#39; 1.2 gigs and the one i&#39;m dling has an eng patch

[the_painter]

The law is a strange thing.
The programs are not illegal ,sharing Copywrited programs and films is illegal From the veiw of the user and sharer.
You can buy and sell canabis seeds and plant them but if they grow its illegal.
You can grow magic mushrooms and pick them and eat them but if you put them in a paper bag and dry them its illegal.
All the best for the new year.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by the_painter@31 December 2003 - 18:20
The law is a strange thing.
The programs are not illegal ,sharing Copywrited programs and films is illegal From the veiw of the user and sharer.
You can buy and sell canabis seeds and plant them but if they grow its illegal.
You can grow magic mushrooms and pick them and eat them but if you put them in a paper bag and dry them its illegal.
All the best for the new year.
lol. 6 more min on sexy beach 2

[Tormentor]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power+31 December 2003 - 16:39--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (abu_has_the_power &#064; 31 December 2003 - 16:39)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-the_painter@31 December 2003 - 18:20
The law is a strange thing.
The programs are not illegal ,sharing Copywrited programs and films is illegal From the veiw of the user and sharer.
You can buy and sell canabis seeds and plant them but if they grow its illegal.
You can grow magic mushrooms and pick them and eat them but if you put them in a paper bag and dry them its illegal.
All the best for the new year.
lol. 6 more min on sexy beach 2[/b][/quote]
Why did you quote him when your post is in no way relevant to his post? Why the hell am i typing this? O god I need to go to sleep <_<

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by DWk@31 December 2003 - 17:06
lmfao....

ok...sexy beach :o :D :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool: :w00t: :drool:

lol a friend has that but its 4gigs and in japanese :(
ur rite. it did turn out to be a 3. something gig iso of a dvd. unless u feel like wasting a dvd, mount it. pretty "interesting"... :drool: lol

[swarnel]

this should probably be moved to the bittorrent section

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by swarnel@31 December 2003 - 20:53
this should probably be moved to the bittorrent section
good point

[Cotton]

LOL, this thread is all over the place maybe i should join in.

Give me back my sweater your streching out the neck hole you fat fuck.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[ninjamonkey]

"You can buy and sell canabis seeds and plant them but if they grow its illegal.
You can grow magic mushrooms and pick them and eat them but if you put them in a paper bag and dry them its illegal."
thats true? :o :o

[dragon_son]

Bittorrent is not illegal


that said some of the activities that its used for are

However one of the many ways that its not illegeal is


big game patches e.g. Desert Combat .6 and .5 patches were on torrent and were easier and faster to get than the servers that they were orginally hosted on like fileplanet

Another way is is for linux ISO files

why spend 5 or 10 hours dling from a ftp when you can get it from BT in half the time

and fianlly there are many other Open Source programs that are on BT

I sure you know what the Leagal stuff is and what the Illeaglal stuff is.

BT itself is not Illegal

[supernico]

Originally posted by the_painter@31 December 2003 - 23:20
The law is a strange thing.
The programs are not illegal ,sharing Copywrited programs and films is illegal From the veiw of the user and sharer.
You can buy and sell canabis seeds and plant them but if they grow its illegal.
You can grow magic mushrooms and pick them and eat them but if you put them in a paper bag and dry them its illegal.
All the best for the new year.
Here in the netherlands we CAN grow them and smoke them and sell them, LEGAL :P

[mooseman2070]

ok lemme get this straight, its legal to use BT, so is it possible to get caught? is it the safest downloading client out there compared to kazaa, emule,mirc,fast track, etc?

[dragon_son]

Safest no

you can get caught using BT

if you want saftey route yourslef through about 50 annaymous proxy servers and then spoof you ip addy and use IRC :lol:

[SciManAl]

every time you type you insert foot into month
it was made to transfer large educational files and videos databases etc.
it was never intended for what its used for today, hence all the security flaws

as is the present internet we communicate on if i am correct.. :lol:

Bittorrent is no more illegal than the purpose of a mail box... it is a method of movement, WHAT YOU MOVE is what counts...

Think about it younglings it will make sence in time...

As for the growing of certian "thinking aids" etc.. . again all in the way it is used...

[Xero Grid]

Yeah, you can get caught using Bit Torrent... if you have one of "THOSE" ISPs. But there are safety precautions like anything else. Try searching info on:

- Routers
- NATs
- VPNs (Virtual Private Netwoks)
- Firewalls, Anti-virus, anti-spyware programs
- Anonimous Proxies

You can set the used ports higher.
There&#39;s plenty you can do to feel better.
-- Xero Grid --