Timis Wrote:
this torrentspy does a search ie a sopranos episode....i want to download it - click on the link and it downloads a torrent file - what now--> what client should i use?
i am being lazy and want to use the best thing to get crap like the sopranos episodes
A word of caution on the torrents , particularly the Sopranos episodes:
The entire network at my school got shut down for a half-day a couple weeks ago (just before finals; a terrible time to not be able to get what you need).
Apparently someone had downloaded an episode of the Sopranos the day before. Somehow HBO or whoever owns the rights tracked it to the IP address for our school network. At that point all they could tell was a general location (CA maybe?) and who our ISP was (COX probably). HBO then contacts COX.
If our IP address had been assigned by COX to a regular residence, I'm pretty sure the protocol would be that, upon notice by HBO, COX would turn over the name of the individual whose account it was. I'm fairly sure that COX did, in fact, turn over the name and address of our school.
Since it was impossible to find out exactly who downloaded (school-wide wireless), COX gave us "notice" and shut us down for a few hours. They have to do something like this to comply with the DMCA and not be deemed "contributory infringers" by HBO for enabling us to download copyrighted stuff without consequence. [And you betta believe that HBO/MPAA would love to get their hands on COX/AOL/etc.'s deep pockets]
Anyway, they made clear that it would be worse next time we're busted, and that if anyone is found responsible they will grace a silver platter for some CR infringement litigation.
Not to be paranoid or anything (hi Dalen) but just wanted to let you know that BitTorrent is NOT anonymus and the MPAA and networks (or whoever owns their shit) is out there looking. The good news is that the iinvestigation efforts are focused on big networks right now, like universities, where the rights-holders can get the most bang for thier buck. You wouldn't believe how may college-student's parents will settle for $10,000 or more to keep a prosecution off their baby's record.
As for me, it just ain't worth it. Don't they sell Sopranos episodes on iTunes yet?