(June 20, 2009 at 2:13 pm)Darwinian Wrote: I have limewire as well, but rarely use it. My daughter uses it all the time for mp3's (naughty) and for that it's very good.

But when it comes to software and movies I tend to stick with torrents. One of the good things about torrent sites is that most of them have comments about the file so you can see if it's what you want before you start to download and see what sort of problems, if any, others have had with it.

The latest version of limewire has the comments feature added now you can get info on the file before you download.For movies I use limewire and another secret program that works wonders lol and it's not file sharing its a video ripping program that lets me rip movies off of even pay sites that dont allow you to download the films unless you are a member.Another added bonus is that you get to view the film for quality before downloading it.Oh the evil that lurks within me sometimes lol.

I'm still leary of downloading movies from torrents because that's what I did when I got the copyright infridgment notice. Does the Peer Guardian thing really work? I've read reviews that say it does and some that say it doesnt.

Thanks for the help guys!

(June 20, 2009 at 12:55 pm)chatpilot Wrote: Exactly my point overmars !!

Sorry, didn't see your post.

It's okay Overmars it happens to all of us from time to time lol.

(June 20, 2009 at 2:43 pm)Rockthatpiano06 Wrote: I'm still leary of downloading movies from torrents because that's what I did when I got the copyright infridgment notice. Does the Peer Guardian thing really work? I've read reviews that say it does and some that say it doesnt.

Thanks for the help guys!

Peer Guardian must work since some anti-piracy organizations are pretty pissed at the company that makes the software.

(June 20, 2009 at 2:39 pm)chatpilot Wrote:

(June 20, 2009 at 2:13 pm)Darwinian Wrote: I have limewire as well, but rarely use it. My daughter uses it all the time for mp3's (naughty) and for that it's very good.

But when it comes to software and movies I tend to stick with torrents. One of the good things about torrent sites is that most of them have comments about the file so you can see if it's what you want before you start to download and see what sort of problems, if any, others have had with it.

The latest version of limewire has the comments feature added now you can get info on the file before you download.For movies I use limewire and another secret program that works wonders lol and it's not file sharing its a video ripping program that lets me rip movies off of even pay sites that dont allow you to download the films unless you are a member.Another added bonus is that you get to view the film for quality before downloading it.Oh the evil that lurks within me sometimes lol.

PM me with all the juicy details.. I must have it

I personally have never even heard of peer guardian but I will check it out and see what it's all about.

I cant even remember the last time I downloaded anything illegal. It's not a matter of principles or anything like that just that I can't think of anything illegal worth downloading.

Sure I have (past tense) but I think all of us (all of us who bittorrent, peer to peer or whatever) need to be aware that the downloading of something that is not explicitly shareware, freeware or in some other way made public domain we are committing crime ... more to the point we are killing what it is we (presumably unless we just perversely "get off" on trying to beat the system) love to see, to use, to have so that if we continue to act that way we risk losing what we enjoy. Sure we can argue that the system is wrong, that we pay too much for music and movies or that the region system is wrong but the fact is THEY are the ones that own the music/movies, THEY are the ones that dictate what the cost/license is and IMO it is not possible to create a positive moral argument for stealing them.

I'm no angel but a year or two ago I wiped my extensive (and largely illegal) MP3 collection and what I have is now 100% owned (within my immediate family), I haven't downloaded anything for months now and that's the way I plan to keep it. I'm no saint and not fully up on everything but by the end of the year I will be.

Kyu

(June 20, 2009 at 4:29 pm)Kyuuketsuki Wrote: I'm no saint and not fully up on everything but by the end of the year I will be.

Kyu

Is there something I should know?