eff-exx Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I normally use thepiratebay to find torrent links and all, but my country has blocked the website, and a couple of other websites too. I can still access piratebay for now, but I don't want to risk it. So I'm wondering; now that those websites are blocked, my torrent is still downloading torrents linked from piratebay, will I be caught? Or is piratebay just a site that shares the links? I think it's pretty much a n00b question, but I just want to clear my mind on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Mehh... not sure. What country are you in? I would try to find a way to torrent more securely and anonymously if you're really worried about it, if such a thing is possible. Pirate Bay is a site that shares the links, yes. It also tracks the amount of seeds/leechers on the torrent like many other torrent sites. Often a torrent will have several trackers from different sites it's listed on I have little knowledge here but have shared what I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 I'm from Malaysia. Stupid rules implemented. Even megavideo is blocked! But thanks, Emma. :botoxlips: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected]. Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 as long as you are not seeding/uploading you are safe i think! but i am not a computer freak nor do i use torrents because they are risky at least here in germany. :shrug: the cousin of a friend of mine has to pay 1000.-€ because of torrents he told me just yesterday^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 ohmygawd. :wreck::wreck: But I think it naturally seeds every time you download. It's like, while you download, it seeds. /im not sure about this please correct me if im wrong Thanks btw. :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected]. Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 i think you are right.. who downloads is also uploading. well not everyone who does download torrents will get in trouble but some get post by state prosecutors here!.. ^all in all i cannot answer your question though!.. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Ah it's okay. :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 as long as you are not seeding/uploading you are safe i think! but i am not a computer freak nor do i use torrents because they are risky at least here in germany. :shrug: the cousin of a friend of mine has to pay 1000.-€ because of torrents he told me just yesterday^^ Wouldn't it be even if you downloaded a file? Hence all those LimeWire etc lawsuits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected]. Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 well but it is 'safe' if you only use sites like rapidshare, mediafire, megaupload etc. and if you not download torrents i think!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 So torrent is potentially more dangerous? In the sense of getting caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected]. Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 i'd say yes they are more dangerous because usually you need a program for downloading i think. but the danger is that you are uploading as well while downloading when using a program.. maybe i m wrong. :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 well but it is 'safe' if you only use sites like rapidshare, mediafire, megaupload etc. and if you not download torrents i think!? Um no, those sites get your IP on their server logs so if the authorities ask for all IPs regarding a violating file, your IP is on that list and traceable to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected]. Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Um no, those sites get your IP on their server logs so if the authorities ask for all IPs regarding a violating file, your IP is on that list and traceable to you. thanks for making that clear! well but i have never heard that someone got caught because he/she downloaded something via rapidshare, mediafire etc.. the only one's who got caught were because of torrents or because of using programms like emule, utorrent and how they re all called like.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Um no, those sites get your IP on their server logs so if the authorities ask for all IPs regarding a violating file, your IP is on that list and traceable to you. That's why you use a proxy server to download the files ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'm not familiar with proxies; are they really safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'm not familiar with proxies; are they really safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Safer than bareback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 How exactly to use them? As in, how to download under a proxy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I use anonymouse for newalbumreleases (only because I can't get on it directly), the problem with proxies is that some of the file-download sites (rapidshare/mediafire etc) will either say No or make you download really slowly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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