![]() ![]() It’s handy to have a basic knowledge of how the torrent protocol works. But it is my business to make sure you know just how “anonymous” you are in the torrent network. Whatever it is you’re doing is not any of my business. But if you’re getting John Lennon’s “Imagine” from The Pirate Bay, you’re doing something that in all likelihood is breaking a law.Īlso read: How to Download Torrents onto Your iOS Device Without Jailbreaking Torrent Privacy So if you’re downloading a free Linux distribution through your torrent client, you don’t need to worry. ![]() Of course, your mileage may vary, as some things may not be protected by the law where you live, or copyright law may not be enforced at all. Look up your country in the previous link if you’re unsure of your laws. Some copyrights are for life plus fifty years. This copyright has a time limit, usually equivalent to the lifetime of the creator and a set amount of additional years. In general, a copyright is registered to an individual or organization that creates something. The line gets kind of fuzzy here, since people ask themselves many different questions about their own country’s laws. The same goes for a movie, a game, or anything else you may want (unless the copyright-holder decides to make it free either temporarily or permanently, as is often the case with video games). If a piece of music is copyrighted and you don’t own it, you can’t download it legally. Most countries have basic common laws against intellectual property theft. The long answer: This varies from case to case. ![]()
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