Question of the day
Are bittorrents illegal? ‘Cos…I just downloaded one to watch Attack of the Graske, and my dad is very unhappy. He says if the copyright people come knocking at the door then he’ll be the one who gets in trouble. So…I wondered.
There was, in fact, an argument about it, during which my youngest brother yelled at me, “YOU’RE ACTING LIKE HITLER!” *dead*
…does anyone know? ‘Cos wikipedia for once isn’t really helping much…will try Google.
January 11, 2006 @ 8:57 pm
lolol, geez Sarah, we *do* really need to talk about how often your actions resemble Hitlers. ;) It’s really becoming a problem. :D I know, I’m not a lot of help.
January 12, 2006 @ 7:05 pm
XD
January 11, 2006 @ 9:37 pm
I think it depends on what you use it for. If you’re downloading copywritten material, then yes, it is illegal. If you’re not, then you’re just using a p2p service to aquire a piece of software legally. I think. To be honest, I’m not entirely sure myself. ^^;
January 12, 2006 @ 7:11 pm
Me neither. Tis confusing. ;)
January 11, 2006 @ 11:28 pm
Since it’s peer by peer, bittorrent in of itself is not illegal. What you do with it… Well, that’s another matter. ^_^; However, due to the mechanics of the program, the law (at least here in America) is unable to actually shut it down.
January 12, 2006 @ 7:15 pm
Hmmm…is all very interesting. Thanks!