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Monday
Because the people who have the authority to take them down don't care?
Or, alternately, they don't know the physical location and thus can't take down the site permanently.
Post by
gnomerdon
have you ever torrented anything in ur life?
Post by
Monday
No.
Post by
Adamsm
i got a question. even though it's ILLIGAL to pirate and bit torrent copy righted things, why are those SITES STILL UP?
Because it would cost a whole lot more to try to shut them all down.
Post by
gnomerdon
is it legal to download stuff from bit torrented stuff just for your own personal in house use?
Post by
Jubilee
i got a question. even though it's ILLIGAL to pirate and bit torrent copy righted things, why are those SITES STILL UP?
The torrents themselves are not illegal because they are just a simple data file. It's the actual peer-to-peer distribution of the copyrighted thing that is illegal. That's impossible to stop unless you go to every single person and confiscate their hard drives.
is it legal to download stuff from bit torrented stuff just for your own personal in house use?
Personal use doesn't make it any more legal.
Post by
gnomerdon
so, let's say that I like backstreet boys. If i torrent that somewhere online, i am stealing and will be fined / thrown in jail?
Post by
Jubilee
so, let's say that I like backstreet boys. If i torrent that somewhere online, i am stealing and will be fined / thrown in jail?
It's a civil offense in America, not criminal, so the owner of the copyrighted material would have to file a lawsuit against you.
Post by
buzz3070
i got a question. even though it's ILLIGAL to pirate and bit torrent copy righted things, why are those SITES STILL UP?
So the greedy idiots can sue individual people and make more money then by suing the website.
Post by
xlanadenx
i got a question. even though it's ILLIGAL to pirate and bit torrent copy righted things, why are those SITES STILL UP?
Because while it is illegal to download copyrighted material, the process used to acquire it is not illegal. It's more so the content of the torrent than the torrent itself. Meaning that legal torrents do exist.
I guess an analogy I could use would be... It's not illegal to have a gun but to use the gun to kill someone is. Does that make sense? Better yet, the state of the internet being isn't illegal but using it for CP or the like is. (In certain countries)
The reason the sites are still up is because it's mostly US copyright trying to be enforced and sites like Pirate Bay are hosted in or near Sweden (or not in the US.) Can't really do much. It's why the knock-off tf2 game that Chinese devs are making still exists.
If I'm off, someone correct me. It's a bit late.
Post by
ZombieJesus
I love BBC.
hahahahaha
Post by
MyTie
I never win anything.
Hopefully that includes arguments.
/sly
You get a gold star!
Post by
Haxzor
YEY
Post by
OverZealous
My brother decided to mix some stuff in the kitchen, and it exploded. What.
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240140
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Post by
Patty
I'm all alone in vent. :(
Post by
OverZealous
My brother decided to mix some stuff in the kitchen, and it exploded. What.
I like him.
So do I, some of the time any way - dad doesn't like him very much at the moment, though. I think the oven broke.
Post by
Adamsm
Morning.
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240140
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Post by
Interest
I wish I could take Emilia Clarke and Harry Lloyd home and keep them in a glass cage. <3
Better make that a 20 foot high glass cage.
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