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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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Yep. Illegal as ya like my boy
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Default Re: Are Bit Torrents illegal?
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If they are used to distribute copyrighted material yes they are illegal but if its material thats public domain anyway they are legal.
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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Default Re: Are Bit Torrents illegal?
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If they are used to distribute copyrighted material yes they are illegal but if its material thats public domain anyway they are legal.
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Make sure you don't download any copyrighted material ok?
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Old Oct 16, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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Default Re: Are Bit Torrents illegal?
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If they are used to distribute copyrighted material yes they are illegal but if its material thats public domain anyway they are legal.
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Make sure you don't download any copyrighted material ok?
Its bloody hard to find non copyrighted torrents tbh
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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Cheers people, I was just having an arguement with the missus about it thats all, looks like I've lost
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The Torrent files aren't illegal but the data you download with them can be
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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yep its nice and illegal..but fook em saves me a fiver in cinema fees
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is a BIT TORRENT? sounds like a way of describing the weather to me!!
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by keithG666
is a BIT TORRENT? sounds like a way of describing the weather to me!!
Read all about it here http://dessent.net/btfaq/
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 02:36 PM
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i must be :blonde: as i have no idea what that means!!
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I can explain it to you via msn.. but it might take a while?
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