This way, your ISP will not know whether you are using torrents and so you will not receive any threatening letters or have to deal with other annoyances. You can see why it is important for torrent users to have a VPN, even if they use legal torrents.
But finding the right VPN provider can be tricky. Not all VPN providers allow torrent use on their networks, even of legal torrents, and you have to look for VPNs with no bandwidth caps or other limits if you want to download a lot of content.
For these reasons, we advise against using free VPNs as not only do they usually not allow torrents, they also have security problems which can make you less safe. You should look for a torrent-friendly paid VPN provider instead. Unfair as it is, even lawful torrent users need to be careful. These are fine tuned and optimised for torrent use so that your downloads will be not only safe but also super fast.
That security is backed by industry-standard bit AES encryption, a strict no-logging policy, and even an incredible double VPN server which encrypts your data through two different proxy servers for ultimate crack-proofing. Other security features include the option for a CyberSec security function which blocks ads and protects you from malware, as well as both a general and an app-specific kill switch which you can use to automatically shut off your torrent program should the VPN connection go down.
The huge network of servers covers more than 5, servers in total 59 countries, and you can use the handy map interface of the software to find the server you want. Surfshark is practically made for torrenting, with fast connections, strong privacy, and zero logging. That said, they do things a little differently from other providers. For one, they do away with the concept of specialty servers, instead opting to make every server P2P-optimized.
No bandwidth limits, no restrictions on traffic—there are even unlimited simultaneous connections so you can split your subscription with a friend to make it even cheaper. Of course, speed is worth little without security, and Surfshark delivers it aplenty. Round it out with a kill switch, and not a single packet of your torrent traffic will leave your device unencrypted. The company is friendly to torrents, with no bandwidth restrictions and the ability to encrypt torrent traffic using any server in the network.
Another bonus for torrent users is the blazing fast speeds which mean you can download files in a blink of an eye. The large network of servers covers more than 3, servers in 94 different countries, and the software is available for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and Android, plus some games consoles and smart TVs, and there are also browser extensions available for the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari browsers.
The podcasts distribution platforms feature a dedicated search-engine field. Podcasts on Bitlove are mostly available in German and English. As you might have guessed, Bitlove offers free downloads through torrents. According to some reliable data, Bitlove has a massive directory of over audio torrents and around video torrents.
In addition to consuming content, you can also contribute content to Bitlove. Visit Bitlove. So before downloading any torrent file you can even gather complete information for that particular torrent file on this platform. Lastly, we have the perfect website for audiophiles who love listening to live concrete recordings. Numerous trade-friendly artists have shared their live concerts on Etree. You can even gather several FLAC quality live recordings on this website.
Etree showcases the date added, size, coupled with the direct download link for every album on the platform. Visit Etree. No , not all torrent websites provide illegal content. As you might have understood by now, BitTorrent can be used for downloading both legal and illegal content. Consequently, there are certain websites that offer completely free and non-copyrighted content.
So these were some of the best legit torrenting sites out these. Do share any of your personal recommendations in the comments section below. For our readers, we will continue to update this article as more and more websites start emerging. The torrent client will keep checking for the availability of other sources for a file and keep contacting them to acquire more slices of the desired file.
As soon as a segment download completes, you become a source of that section for others to copy from. The Peer-to-Peer file sharing system opens up a whole new world of entertainment access.
There is just one problem: most torrent sites are illegal. The system is lightweight and fast and it requires a lot less administration than the classic online video library format. This is why copyright laws exist. If you make a media file available to others, you are breaking the law. Also in the USA, entertainment companies have formed the US Copyright Group , which exists solely for the purpose of prosecuting those who copy and watch copyrighted material without paying for it.
Downloading entertainment is illegal in a large number of countries in the world. However, in those countries, Internet service providers are given the responsibility of blocking access to illegal content sites — this is the case in the UK, for example. So, in many places in the world, you will find it impossible to reach illegal torrent sites; in other countries, you might get into legal hot water.
In short, it is better to avoid illegal torrent sites. The access point to the torrent system is through a torrent search on a website that lists available torrent downloading files.
When you select an option from the list, a small file gets downloaded onto your computer. There are several methods for starting off a torrent depending on which protocol you use.
The most widely used is called BitTorrent. This is mediated by a BitTorrent file, or a magnet link. The BitTorrent file and the magnet link point to a tracker file, which is stored somewhere on the internet. The tracker file contains details about the file you want to download.
The most important bit of information is a list of the addresses of all of the computers in the world that have copies of that file. Your torrent client works through that list and contacts each of them in turn, hoping to find one that is online. Each file is treated as an array of segments. Your client will contact the active client on a computer that has the desired file and ask for one segment.
Once that download starts, your client will contact another correspondent and ask for a different segment. When each segment finishes downloading, the client will ask that source for another segment. The client is able to download many segments from different sources simultaneously.
This method greatly speeds up the downloading process. In torrenting terminology, any computer with which your computer is in connect with is called a peer.
A legal challenge on human rights grounds did crop up but was ultimately quashed by the European Court of Justice in This has limited the scope of the law to serious cases, despite copyright infringement being a criminal offense that can result in fines or imprisonment for up to two years.
After an initial scare evidenced by a 30 percent drop in Internet traffic , Swedish users started to adopt VPNs in order to carry on P2P downloading as before. Moves are afoot, however, to swing the pendulum back in the favor of right-holders.
These changes were set to come into force on 1 July , but as of January , we are unable to determine the current state of play. Spain has a reputation for being something of a pirate haven. These high levels of piracy have resulted in at least a partial crackdown by Spanish authorities under pressure to do something about the situation. In , for example, ISPs were ordered by a court to block The Pirate Bay and several other high-profile torrent sites. Any such efforts have been undermined by a court ruling that downloading content for personal use is not a criminal offense, as long as there is no intent to profit from it.
Despite this, a number of successful high profile civil cases and speculative invoicing campaigns have been brought against copyright pirates. This is basically a cease and desist letter. Most countries also have similar legally binding instruments, which are commonly if inaccurately referred to simply as DMCA notices.
What happens next depends very much on your ISP, who can easily map the IP address and the time it was used to your customer account. These systems have all died a quiet death, however, with ignored warnings potentially resulting in your ISP handing over your account details to the copyright holder instead. Please note: Your ISP is under no obligation whatsoever to issue a warning before handing over your details or even to inform you once the act is done. Once a copyright holder has identified the owner of the IP address that has been caught torrenting, it can push for criminal prosecution if such laws exist in your country or pursue civil damages in court.
Even in countries that technically criminalize torrenting, there has so far been little appetite for convicting individuals who download purely for personal use, although those who profit from copyright piracy have faced some extremely stiff jail sentences. This leaves pursuing civil damages in court. But doing so is an expensive and time-consuming process for all involved, with a high chance of failure for the copyright holder. It involves extorting smaller amounts of money from offenders by threatening them with ruinous legal action unless they make an out-of-court settlement.
The UK government's official advice is to never ignore such a letter and to seek legal counsel if you receive one. A copyright holder may decide to take you to court for damages related to loss of earnings following a refusal to pay up after being speculatively invoiced, or they may opt to skip that part and just take you to court which is usually done to make an example of someone.
Taking a case to court is very hit-and-miss for all parties involved, hence the popularity of speculative invoicing. But when the copyright owners win, they tend to win big. Even when individuals win, they are often landed with crippling legal costs, and when they lose, are often also ordered to pay all legal costs for the winning party.
In the unlucky event you receive a subpoena for copyright offenses, the EEF offers some good advice plus resources, much of which may also be broadly useful outside the United States. To the best of our knowledge, no-one anywhere has been subject to a criminal prosecution just for file-sharing content for personal non-profit use. But an increasing number of countries have enacted laws that, at least on paper, allow alarmingly severe criminal punishments to be leveled against ordinary torrenters.
As already discussed, for example, there is no minimum level of copyright infringement in the UK before offenders can be sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. Such laws can be enforced at any time, and governments are not known for passing laws they never intend to use.
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