Pirating is always illegal. But you can use torrent and download the software that you have legally purchased if you have lost or misplaced it. The problem is that you are probably more at risk of getting caught the actual pirates. Here's a guide to use torrents like a pro to download what is rightfully yours.
Use Pirate Bay or Not
Some people say don't use Pirate Bay because that's where copyright trolls go to bust people. Using Demonoid or IPTorrents are way safer that IsoHunt or Pirate Bay. But there are invite-only and it's hard to get one. But then again, nothing is safe. It's so easy for a copyright owner to hire someone to create a tracker site and download when is being seeded on any torrent site and add their tracker and upload it. I guarantee you that you will get caught. Trust me, I know someone that made a spoofed tracker site to increase the seeds on the torrent and everything there shows the IP and location of everyone that is downloading the specific torrent. It's very scary.
Not only are you at risk of getting a lawsuit, you are at risk of getting a potential malware. Some people attach malware to the torrent files to make money, Im sure one of you reading this have been attacked with pop ups and homepage hijacker that is impossible to get rid of. Always read the site's comments for warning about whatever you are about the download.
Not only are you at risk of getting a lawsuit, you are at risk of getting a potential malware. Some people attach malware to the torrent files to make money, Im sure one of you reading this have been attacked with pop ups and homepage hijacker that is impossible to get rid of. Always read the site's comments for warning about whatever you are about the download.
Always use an Anonymous Proxy
I can't emphasize enough the importance of a good Anonymous Proxy. It will hide your true identity and online activities but it will not protect you from malware or viruses. That's up to you if download a virus. Make sure you have a good Anti Virus and scan everything before you install. But I rather get hit with a virus than a lawsuit. Do you know what I mean? But always scan before any install.
Here are some Anonymous Proxies http://torrentsafe.weebly.com/anonymous-proxies.html
Some of you probably doesn't know how to use a proxy with your uTorrent client. It's almost impossible to trace an anonymous proxy therefore you are safe. I will explain everything on how to do that.
There are services on the web that provides anonymous proxies. You can use them or google some free proxies. Im sure there are tons of sites providing that.
And when you are done with your download, make sure you stop seeding it. Never ever seed. It's good manners but copyright lawyers are usually after seeders. You are already seeding while you are downloading so make sure you stop the seed once you are done with your download.
This is how you setup the anonymous proxy on uTorrent client.
Go to my Anonymous Proxy page and select one Proxy and Port.
http://torrentsafe.weebly.com/anonymous-proxies.html
For example: 187.108.223.204:8080
The Proxy is 187.108.204 and the Port is 8080
Select HTTP and enter the Proxy and Port. Check the boxes as you see on the image below
Here are some Anonymous Proxies http://torrentsafe.weebly.com/anonymous-proxies.html
Some of you probably doesn't know how to use a proxy with your uTorrent client. It's almost impossible to trace an anonymous proxy therefore you are safe. I will explain everything on how to do that.
There are services on the web that provides anonymous proxies. You can use them or google some free proxies. Im sure there are tons of sites providing that.
And when you are done with your download, make sure you stop seeding it. Never ever seed. It's good manners but copyright lawyers are usually after seeders. You are already seeding while you are downloading so make sure you stop the seed once you are done with your download.
This is how you setup the anonymous proxy on uTorrent client.
Go to my Anonymous Proxy page and select one Proxy and Port.
http://torrentsafe.weebly.com/anonymous-proxies.html
For example: 187.108.223.204:8080
The Proxy is 187.108.204 and the Port is 8080
Select HTTP and enter the Proxy and Port. Check the boxes as you see on the image below