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| Downloading
and Copyright |
On the Internet, you can
generally download anything you want.
You may have noticed that there has been a lot
of fuss over P2P.
P2P is frowned upon because it allows the free downloading
of copyright music.
If you have tried P2P then you will know of the massive
amount of crap, from pea-brains and morons, that
plagues P2P.
Much of this virus infected crap is mislabeled under
legitimate names causing it to be downloaded by the
innocent.
It has been established that the act of downloading
itself is not illegal.
However, if what you download is copyright, you cannot
use it.
At least, in countries that respect that copyright.
There are, however, plenty of non-P2P options for legal
downloads.
These are incredibly cheap, sometimes free, and with
no worries.
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| MUSIC:
Very cheap with many free downloads |
In response to the massive downloading of illegal,
copyrighted music, via P2P, greatly improved options
for cheap and legal music downloads have sprung up.
Music downloads are generally MP3, but there are different
formats available for such as PSP, iPod, etc.
eMusic:
4 million tracks, plus audio
books, 25 free downloads
Napster: 7 million tracks. 5 MP3s* PLUS a full month
of unlimited on-demand streaming for only $5!
More
Legal music downloads
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| MOVIES |
Movies are generally AVI files, much smaller than a
DVD, but often of comparable quality. These can be played
on a PC, or burned to CD or DVD.
Higher definition, DVD quality and iPod version movies
are also available.
Legal
Movies Downloads
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| TV
shows |
Here the argument appears to be that once an episode,
whatever, is screened on public TV, it is public domain.
As it might be if you were recording a late night show
for a friend on night shift.
From secure servers. No virus problems.
TV Show Downloads
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Graboid: Movies,
TV shows. First 4Gb free.
A small number of movies are of poor quality but most
are good quality.
You learn to recognize the bad ones.
Read the instructions about searching for what you want,
(category, sort order, etc.).
Downloads are charged by bandwidth used; HD quality movies
use more bandwidth than DivX.
The downloads are very cheap. Different language versions
supported.
No information about fees paid, but Graboid states that
downloads are legal.
This system is run on secure servers. No virus problems.
More Legal Movies
Downloads |
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| The Dangers of P2P |
You install a simple program, on your PC, and it
gives you free access to thousands of download servers
across the world.
You can download not just music and movies, but all sorts
of programs and stuff.
But you really need to know what you are doing.
Some P2P downloads are deliberately mis-labeled and carry
a virus.
NEVER connect to P2P
without good virus protection
on your PC! |
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