[HPFGU-OTChatter] Torrents

[Cabal]

A torrent is an efficient form of file-sharing. The torrent is a file that
is broken down into smaller files allowing sharers to download a single
large files from many up-loaders. This is efficient because it allows
multiple sources to provide the same file unlike other share methods like
Kahza and Napster that rely on downloading an entire file from one person.

While standard copyright laws apply, there is no major movement to stop
torrent use. If a file is not public domain, then it's not legal to
download. Unlike older P2P methods, there's no real way to track torrents
because the torrent sites do not save the data of what IP downloaded what.

So, it's all a do at your own risk thing.

To download torrents you need a torrent client program www.bittorent.com has
an excellent one. You install that and got to a site like isohunt.com or
thepiratebay.org and search for torrents, when you download the bit torrent
program will start and ask you where to save download it. I highly recommend
doing virus scans before opening files and looking at user comments before
downloading.

md

-----Original Message-----
From: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carol
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:45 PM
To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Torrents

Can someone explain to me what a torrent site is and whether it's
legal (and free) to download episodes of a TV series from one?

Thanks.

Carol, who obviously needs to become more Internet savvy!



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