utorrent questions....

do you file share?

  • yes, i have at least once.

    Votes: 12 92.3%

  • no, i have not to date shared

    Votes: 1 7.7%
  • Total voters
    13
  • Poll closed .
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fastforded

New Member
having problems with fake utorrents. garbage, crap, ect. been trying to find really old software for magellan gps system and other old technology.

any suggestions on utorrents and learning about them?

anyone with experiences with them?

hope no one jumps down my throat regarding this issue as i am not really sure about the whole file sharing issue.

any help'd be sincerely appreciated, thanks
 
!!!Daniel!!!

!!!Daniel!!!

New Member
are you talking about the actual file sharing programs like uTorrent, BitComment ect. or are you talking bout Torrentz like shared files that you download?????
 
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oregon

Active Member
You seem to be unaware, but torrenting copyrighted software is illegal. Old technology is still under copywright isn't it?
 
patrickv

patrickv

Active Member
fastforded said:
having problems with fake utorrents. garbage, crap, ect.
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Garbage and fake data is just the torrent itself. It's fake. There are so many of those online

fastforded said:
been trying to find really old software for magellan gps system and other old technology.
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whatever that is, even if it's old it's most probably copyrighted.
Most people do no understand that even if a software is outdated and no longer on the market it has rights. You cannot download and distribute
 
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fastforded

New Member
oregon said:
You seem to be unaware, but torrenting copyrighted software is illegal. Old technology is still under copywright isn't it?
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when i contacted magellan, the makers of the gps, theyt said they dont have the software, and my only option was a utorrent file.

so what can i do now? its a 2 disk set, i only have disk 1.

magellan doesnt support/or care about the gps model i have from 2000.

its too old for them...any suggestions appreciated, thanks, p
 
g4m3rof1337

g4m3rof1337

Active Member
fastforded said:
when i contacted magellan, the makers of the gps, theyt said they dont have the software, and my only option was a utorrent file.

so what can i do now? its a 2 disk set, i only have disk 1.

magellan doesnt support/or care about the gps model i have from 2000.

its too old for them...any suggestions appreciated, thanks, p
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Did they recommend the uTorrent option?



oregon said:
Against forum rules to discuss this... email someone though and they may help you.
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I'm confused with this whole topic, I can't decipher whether it's a legal or illegal discussion.

But if the company only has the older software available via a torrent file, I would assume that would be legal.


uTorrent itself is not illegal, matter of fact it can be used to legally download Linux software, and the Warhammer Beta program, courtesy of EA Games, as well as many other pieces of software.
 
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TrainTrackHack

VIP Member
Most people do no understand that even if a software is outdated and no longer on the market it has rights. You cannot download and distribute
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According to the law, yes, but then there are ethics and morals... if there are no other cars in sight would you drive a red light? IMO it's usually acceptable to torrent stuff that's not available anymore (oldschool games being a good example), even though law says otherwise, but now we're getting off the track again...

IMO there's nothing wrong with downloading driver software through torrents if it's not available on manufacturer's website anymore.

@OP - it's the interwebz, you're bound to come across fake torrents and whatnot. Your best bet is to get torrents from some popular sites and see if it's got any positive feedback/comments or whether it's tagged as fake.. I would just keep trying.
 
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