Peer to Peer

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

I was just curious if any of you guys still use peer-to-peer networks. I used to use them quite often until someone very close to me got a subpoena from the RIAA for downloading music. Since then, I deleted them all from my computer and haven't really kept up with the legality issues of downloading music via peer-to-peer networks.

I am in no way saying that it is ok to download music, nor am I encouraging the use of peer-to-peer networks. I am only asking you guys to satisfy my own curiosity because I have been out of the loop for so long since my friend got the subpoena.

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

obviously i do, blubster, but I have an older version w/o the spyware, you can't get subpoenaed for downloading, only allowing uploads, some lawyer argued downloading over peer to peer is protected under our 1st amendmant rights, and won, so how i solve that is i dump all my downloaded songs to a hidden file when I break 100

Matt_French · Guest

in Canada, supposed "internet piracy" went to federal court. The end result was that they likend downloading music to photocopying pages out of a library book. They can no longer take action against downloaders. So i have a pretty nice collection. I use Limewire. Its great. no spyware or garbage downloads that you dont want, and all of the songs are full and un-corrupted. There is nothing worse than waiting 5 minutes or whatever, only to find out that the song you just d/l is nothing but screaching noises and clicking sounds. (and im not talking about accidently downloading a country song) Limewire has none of that corrupted file BS.

stompin9s · Posted: Nov 16, 2004 9:46 pm Post subject:

i use soulseek and i think that might be peer 2 peer?

wcwakeskater · Posted: Nov 16, 2004 11:04 pm Post subject:

i still use limewire all the time.

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

I use kazaa lite

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10751 City: Jefferton

Matt french, your post is cracking me up...the part about the screeching and clicking noises not being country music...hhaahahaha.

I personally don't download because my computer and dial up connection is shite, but any songs i want I have my sister download in england because they love that stuff over there...hahaha...wait, what does that even mean??

koolbeans · Pop Shuvit Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 178 City: rockledge

i use ares lite and its the shizzle

Morphine · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 1207 City: 706omg

I use Morpheus, I pirated the non spyware version off of the spyware Morpheus. I'm so hardcore!

livewirelp · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 123

I only very very very rarely do now. When I do, I VPN into my University so I download from their IP. My school tries hard to protect our anonymity (Road Runner could give a rats ass).

Actually, I download legal music now over iTunes way more than I do it through other sources. I only download music over p2p when I want something iTunes doesn't have. I have no problem with paying money for things I want: I just want to it to be as easy and fast as possible. iTunes has made great strides in making legal music easily attainable. Smash

seven11dmd · Posted: Nov 28, 2004 5:01 pm Post subject:

i use limewire sometimes but the music selection sucks

itunes combined with mytunes redux and a college network is a good combo.

xboard32x · Posted: Nov 28, 2004 5:43 pm Post subject:

limewires good, i barely use it tho. I like to suport the bands i listen to and mp3s quality just isnt what a cd is.

Michael Manzer · Posted: Nov 29, 2004 1:37 am Post subject:

i agree with xboard32x, i try and get the actual artist's work when i can. i have a hacked/supercharged version of Kazaalite K++ and mainly use it for stuff thats really hard to get on cd and too preview songs to see if the whole cd is worth buying.

...andoutcomethewolves · Posted: Dec 01, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject:

I just started using Grabit newsgroups.

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

torrents are where its at.

Morphine · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 1207 City: 706omg

Torrents are only good for games and shizzle bro, they're way too slow to be downloading songs off of.

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

well single songs yes

whole cds, no

just have to know the right sites

and then just let it go at night

the you have a new cd in the morning