What was the last LEGAL thing you torrented?

[jdsb52]

Films and Games to try before i buy, and porn...porn,porn,porn...who would pay for porn  :blink:   Lamo!

[Legion]

humble bundle goodies.

[flibberdipper]

I'm going to go out on a whim here and say I both agree and disagree with you in regards to developers. I totally believe it's not fair for a developer to put out all that work and time only to have no money coming in. It won't make a living for them and they won't be able to continue to support the application. What I disagree with is paying for software before you've had a chance to try it out, without limitations.

 

Also, software that I use maybe 6 times a year like Office or Photoshop (I've paid for Lightroom, love and need it) I don't wish to pay $100's of dollars for because I'm not actually making any money nor using it enough to warrant a full purchase. I'd rent it if the price was actually decent, but Adobe's cheapest CC license buys me 6 cups of fancy coffee, which I enjoy much more. But that's just me and my morals.

 

Another example is DAW software - I like to mix and mash music, and have yet to find a perfect audio software solution for both mixing and exporting at good quality. Right now, to be perfectly honest, I'm trying to get a hold of MixedInKey's software. I mean everything they make. They don't even offer a trial, and that's a no-go for me. I'm not going to buy their software, and then waste my time refunding it if I don't like it, and until I can get a demo/trial of DAW software that doesn't block exporting audio, there's no way to tell how the quality will be after export without buying it.

 

I guess my point is I'll pay for good, well supported software made by developers who take every customer's suggestions seriously, and are out to develop great software instead of just making money. I'm pretty sure I've paid more for donation and shareware applications than well-known programs who sell to corporations as well as consumers.

 

 

Most music is streamed these days so you've got a point, but I think I have more of a problem of the DRM that is iTunes. Yes, I know most things are DRM free now, but videos/movies are still locked into iTunes/QuickTime and when I really really really want to support an artist, I cannot think of paying 30% to Apple, ~30% to their record label, and ~20% to their management, leaving the artist with a measly ~20% cash flow, which still has to pay for their expenses before profits. I'd rather pirate the music, buy the Bandcamp (only takes 10%) releases, goto concerts, and then buy merch/CD's.

 

 

Actually it could be legal; if you already own a Mac and are wishing to run OSX in a virtual machine on said Mac, there's nothing illegal there because you're running in on Apple Approved Hardware.

Definetly not legal. I'm gonna be running it on an HP and I have never actually owned my own Apple device before.

[SpyRosL]

Are TV series legal via torrent? That's the only thing i torrent

Death to piracy!!!111One!1one1!!!. I am a law-abiding citizen 

[Ruostunut kokis]

I've torrented some games (piracy) when I was under 13. I didn't know the consequences of pirating, plus I had no idea covering my tracks was completely useless (The "big brother" (NSA) has an eye one everyone and everything, no matter what). I've stopped pirating at the age of 13 - 14. After that, the only things I've torrented have been linux distros (the only legal torrents nowadays it seems).

unigine heaven i guess

see NSA: i am 100% legit :rolleyes:

They don't need a proof... :lol:

 

They know it within seconds of you beginning the download.

[darkspeedy26]

They don't need a proof... :lol:

 

They know it within seconds of you beginning the download.

 

well, too bad for the NSA that i don't live in the "free" land of 'murica

 

it wouldn't be worth the hassle for them i guess

[Ruostunut kokis]

well, too bad for the NSA that i don't live in the "free" land of 'murica

 

it wouldn't be worth the hassle for them i guess

By "everyone and everything" I meant globally. Yes, they're spying outside of US too.

 

Don't worry... Everyone's worth the hassle to get whatever data anyone happens to have... They want it, and they will get it.

[darkspeedy26]

By "everyone and everything" I meant globally. Yes, they're spying outside of US too.

 

Don't worry... Everyone's worth the hassle to get whatever data anyone happens to have... They want it, and they will get it.

depends on how you look at it, but sadly you are kind of right

[jaqiefox]

Jeez I don't even remember what it was specifically, some demo for some game I wanted to try before I paid for it, the game site listed torrent as a possible download option so I took it.  I tend to do that when the direct server is slow and I have decent net.  it was like 6 months ago - ish.

 

Some games use their own torrent system as a patch downloader, most notable is world of warcraft, but there are many more... so a lot of people torrent legally without even realizing it.

[oldaccount117]

IT been a loooooong time does windows count if you have a legit key 

[jaqiefox]

IT been a loooooong time does windows count if you have a legit key 

 

No, because microsoft (and most other owners of copyrighted digital works) do not allow distribution of their software via any means other than their own.

 

Legal to have and legal to download are two different things.... not that I agree with the concept but there it is.

[Zeke]

Legal thing? Hmmm... I think it was Ubuntu.

[Murdoch]

By "everyone and everything" I meant globally. Yes, they're spying outside of US too.

 

Don't worry... Everyone's worth the hassle to get whatever data anyone happens to have... They want it, and they will get it.

 

I'm guessing that the NSA couldn't give two shits who's pirating the new Game of Thrones.

 

That's more a job for the MPAA and other such creative industry bodies. It's a civil matter that's simply not on the agenda of a security agency. It would be hilarious if the NSA was sitting on torrents logging IP addresses though. That would be the icing on the cake as far as confirming they have a data hoarding problem.

[Jobobee]

only use it for music since who would want to spend a lot of money for songs you listen to a few times. has 16,000 songs and iTunes charges $1.30 per song now so I prefer to keep my money unless I really like it and I have bought a few song already

Get Google Play Music all access.

[Askew]

Get Google Play Music all access.

Wow didn't know that existed. How does it compare to Spotify?

[Jobobee]

Wow didn't know that existed. How does it compare to Spotify?

Personally, I've never used Spotify, but you can get any song on Google Play Music, so just have a look around, see if the songs you want are there, and if they are you could get it. It doesn't have The (Real, it has tribute bands) Beatles, Led Zeppelin or the real AC/DC, but that's all I' VE found that it doesn't have.

[tonychau77]

Euro Truck Simulator. The torrent is a hell lot faster than the mirrors.

I think Google Play Music should be better than (free) Spotify in terms of quality. Music on Google is 320kbps. The ones on Spotify is less than that.

[Maslofski]

i tried warthunder, but conventional download was even faster, so i just droped it

[Rafy]

Ubuntu.

[chimmychunger]

I have/will never download anything, U should get your balls eaten off by rabid rats if u do

[Tsuki]

ive had to reinstall my windows OS a few times, and its all out of reregisters. the manufacturer and microsoft refuse to unlock it cuz its shows up as a pirated copy, even though its a legit oem copy. so i pirate windows now also other less legal stuff, but mostly windows.   also i will occasionally torrent games that dont have demos. if its actually enjoyable for the first few hours then i buy it.   also diablo 1, since i never owned a legal copy and i cant buy it anywhere legit

[Askew]

ive had to reinstall my windows OS a few times, and its all out of reregisters. the manufacturer and microsoft refuse to unlock it cuz its shows up as a pirated copy, even though its a legit oem copy. so i pirate windows now also other less legal stuff, but mostly windows. also i will occasionally torrent games that dont have demos. if its actually enjoyable for the first few hours then i buy it. also diablo 1, since i never owned a legal copy and i cant buy it anywhere legit

You still play Diablo 1?

[kirashi]

No, because microsoft (and most other owners of copyrighted digital works) do not allow distribution of their software via any means other than their own.

 

Legal to have and legal to download are two different things.... not that I agree with the concept but there it is.

 

Fine, software developers do get to decide who distributes their code, but riddle me this: I bought Windows 8 for $14 back when it launched, and never downloaded it. Since then I have wiped my computer and put Ubuntu on it.

 

How do you propose I legally install the operating system I paid for, not having a Windows machine to download it with?

 

ive had to reinstall my windows OS a few times, and its all out of reregisters. the manufacturer and microsoft refuse to unlock it cuz its shows up as a pirated copy, even though its a legit oem copy. so i pirate windows now also other less legal stuff, but mostly windows.   also i will occasionally torrent games that dont have demos. if its actually enjoyable for the first few hours then i buy it.   also diablo 1, since i never owned a legal copy and i cant buy it anywhere legit

 

THIS ^^^ is the reason I find it most convenient to torrent - not because I won't buy something, but the things I choose to buy don't even work correctly. For instance, software should be tied to an individual person, not machine. The machine is not the one using it. But even so, if a software developer wants to tie it to an individual machine, I expect it to work every time. My most common example is Microsoft Office Software at my work.

 

We setup peoples computers and our daily tasks include installing Office on new machines, and reinstalling it on old machines, especially ones we have to wipe the OS on because someone decided that installing a Facebook plugin was a good idea. I have lost count the number of times I've had to use phone activation because the copy of Office which was originally bought and installed on the computer 2-5 years ago will not activate, even thought its the same machine. That is not something the consumer should have to deal with, and is the responsibility of the developer to make seamless. That or I'll find different software or ways around it.

 

So I know exactly where you're coming from @Tsuki. 

[jaqiefox]

Fine, software developers do get to decide who distributes their code, but riddle me this: I bought Windows 8 for $14 back when it launched, and never downloaded it. Since then I have wiped my computer and put Ubuntu on it.

 

How do you propose I legally install the operating system I paid for, not having a Windows machine to download it with?

 

 

THIS ^^^ is the reason I find it most convenient to torrent - not because I won't buy something, but the things I choose to buy don't even work correctly. For instance, software should be tied to an individual person, not machine. The machine is not the one using it. But even so, if a software developer wants to tie it to an individual machine, I expect it to work every time. My most common example is Microsoft Office Software at my work.

 

We setup peoples computers and our daily tasks include installing Office on new machines, and reinstalling it on old machines, especially ones we have to wipe the OS on because someone decided that installing a Facebook plugin was a good idea. I have lost count the number of times I've had to use phone activation because the copy of Office which was originally bought and installed on the computer 2-5 years ago will not activate, even thought its the same machine. That is not something the consumer should have to deal with, and is the responsibility of the developer to make seamless. That or I'll find different software or ways around it.

 

So I know exactly where you're coming from @Tsuki. 

 

You don't. You buy it again, at whatever price they want you to.  This is the main reason I don't agree with such stupidities.  I was just delineating what is and is not legal, since some people here seem confused about it.

 

I totally agree with finding ways to get the software I paid for to work - it's *THE* reason I have continued to use TPB since finding it.

[Murdoch]

Wow didn't know that existed. How does it compare to Spotify?

 

It lacks quite a few big names. But it has a trick up it's sleeve. You can upload (upto) 20,000 of your own MP3s to Google servers. So if it lacks the Beatles, you could just upload them yourself, and stream them to any of your devices. Interestingly this service is also available to all google users, not just All Access users.

 

Even more interestingly, I've noticed that as a non subscriber, if I upload an album (obtained elsewhere) that exactly matches one already on Google Music, it won't even bother uploading the actual files to Google, it will simply make their existing ones available.

 

Edit: I'm pretty sure if you took some dummy MP3 files, and renamed their ID tags to exactly match that of an album on Google Music. And then set the client to upload it, it would just make the album available to you. I'm actually gonna try this, just out of pure curiosity ofc.