Is there a legitimate use/purpose for torrent sites? - GoFuckYourself.com

Snake Doctor · 09-01-2007, 03:20 AM

I can't think of one, same thing with programs like kazaa or limewire etc....I can't think of an honest legitimate reason for them to exist.

aico · 09-01-2007, 03:22 AM

advertising money

crockett · 09-01-2007, 03:24 AM

I was thinking of using them for a game site I was working on. For game demo's and so on, all legal stuff.

scottybuzz · 09-01-2007, 03:28 AM

yeh for sharing stuff thats in the public domain, open source stuff like openoffice and famous speeches.

cheapgallerydesign · 09-01-2007, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by crockett

I was thinking of using them for a game site I was working on. For game demo's and so on, all legal stuff.

You can't be serious with this question.

Same thing as porn. Advertising dollars. A torrent site could ask the same thing to a TGP owner. No, the movies that people watch aren't linked to a posnor but everything surrounding them is.

KimJI · 09-01-2007, 03:29 AM

There are plenty. We are working on a 4x4 movie site that use a torrent server to distribute the video CD's we compile and those other people upload to the site. It will cut at least half of our Bandwidth bill.

There are many game Demo sites that use it to distribute their new games, faster and cheaper.

Torrents are not all bad

KimJI · 09-01-2007, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by cheapgallerydesign

You can't be serious with this question.

Same thing as porn. Advertising dollars. A torrent site could ask the same thing to a TGP owner. No, the movies that people watch aren't linked to a posnor but everything surrounding them is.

English motherfucker !!

Redrob · 09-01-2007, 03:33 AM

Viral Marketing, Emergency Broadcasting, Political Advertising and Productions that the content owners want to share with the public such as serial cartoons or pubic infomercials.

Don't be in a hurry to kill a technology just because some use it for illegal purposes.

KimJI · 09-01-2007, 03:41 AM

It's the equivalent of saying all Forums should be shut down because a percentage of the forums share copyrighted content without

Snake Doctor · 09-01-2007, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by cheapgallerydesign

You can't be serious with this question.

Same thing as porn. Advertising dollars. A torrent site could ask the same thing to a TGP owner. No, the movies that people watch aren't linked to a posnor but everything surrounding them is.

STFU noob.

I didn't ask what was the purpose of owning a torrent site...DUH money.

I meant is there a purpose for torrents and torrent trackers other than to hijack people's copyrighted work.
When the biggest torrent site out there is named "pirate bay" it leads one to believe that their main purpose is piracy.

Snake Doctor · 09-01-2007, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KimJI

It's the equivalent of saying all Forums should be shut down because a percentage of the forums share copyrighted content without

And who said they should all be shut down? Did I say that?

NO.

I asked if there was a reason for them other than piracy, so far I haven't seen one.

KimJI · 09-01-2007, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Lenny2

I asked if there was a reason for them other than piracy, so far I haven't seen one.

After the replies in this post, you still don't see a legal reason for them to be there?

Klen · 09-01-2007, 04:10 AM

http://bittorrent.com
Legal movie rent site.
But since is only for usa people,i still need to use illegal sources for downloading movies.

09-01-2007, 03:20 AM	#1
Snake Doctor I'm Lenny2 Bitch Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: On top of my soapbox Posts: 13,449	Is there a legitimate use/purpose for torrent sites? I can't think of one, same thing with programs like kazaa or limewire etc....I can't think of an honest legitimate reason for them to exist.

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KimJI Confirmed User Join Date: May 2007 Location: So fucking gone Posts: 1,839	There are plenty. We are working on a 4x4 movie site that use a torrent server to distribute the video CD's we compile and those other people upload to the site. It will cut at least half of our Bandwidth bill. There are many game Demo sites that use it to distribute their new games, faster and cheaper. Torrents are not all bad __________________ Trafficadept \| Best traffic I have ever tested \| web "@t" cuul.org

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09-01-2007, 03:22 AM	#2
aico Moo Moo Cow Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 14,748	advertising money

09-01-2007, 03:33 AM	#8
Redrob Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a refrigerator box by the tracks. Posts: 4,790	Viral Marketing, Emergency Broadcasting, Political Advertising and Productions that the content owners want to share with the public such as serial cartoons or pubic infomercials. Don't be in a hurry to kill a technology just because some use it for illegal purposes.

09-01-2007, 04:10 AM	#13
Klen Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Little Vienna Posts: 32,235	http://bittorrent.com Legal movie rent site. But since is only for usa people,i still need to use illegal sources for downloading movies.