Vacant Horizon Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 didn't know where to put this. link to a study of p2p that finds that music accounts for smallest percentage of illegally downloaded 'stuff'. porn is number one. second link is to a story about the shut down of a bunch of torrent sites. i don't torrent anymore. it was a huge waste of time and i never listened to/watched half of what i downloaded. i'd much rather spend $15 on a CD or DVD i really really want. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/02/torrent-study-shows-surprising-results-1.html http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/01/mpaa-shuts-down-50-torrent-sites.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 didn't know where to put this. link to a study of p2p that finds that music accounts for smallest percentage of illegally downloaded 'stuff'. porn is number one. second link is to a story about the shut down of a bunch of torrent sites. i don't torrent anymore. it was a huge waste of time and i never listened to/watched half of what i downloaded. i'd much rather spend $15 on a CD or DVD i really really want. http://www.worthmorejewelers.com/contact.php http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/01/mpaa-shuts-down-50-torrent-sites.htmlFirst link is actually to a jewelry store in Georgia ... But I'd be interested in reading it because for the most part I agree with you on torrents. They seem to fit with my obsessive personality but it became overwhelming quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Don't really understand why people still download porn. Anyway, I only use torrents for the rare times when I want to watch a movie I don't have and can't quickly buy. Anything musical that I can't buy for whatever reason can almost always be easily found on sites like mediafire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 First link is actually to a jewelry store in Georgia ... But I'd be interested in reading it because for the most part I agree with you on torrents. They seem to fit with my obsessive personality but it became overwhelming quickly. fixed it, sorry. overwhelming is the right word. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I use torrents for live music / boots only. If I like an artist well enough to want to download their album, I'll happily fork over the $10 or so (usually less) to download the mp3s from amazon or itunes. if I really, really like it I'll buy the CD for the 'official' collection (thankfully I don't do vinyl, or else there'd be another tier for the truly special stuff). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 Don't really understand why people still download porn. Anyway, I only use torrents for the rare times when I want to watch a movie I don't have and can't quickly buy. Anything musical that I can't buy for whatever reason can almost always be easily found on sites like mediafire. yeah, megavideo, megaupload etc. seem to be so much easier. torrents are so archaic to me. there's another article i recently read that said digital has failed because consumers have always been ahead of the game in terms of availability and streaming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 i would bet that the chart is derived by total data, and not individual titles. you can download a ton of 192 bit CD rips for the same bandwidth charge of a DVD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 I use torrents for live music / boots only. If I like an artist well enough to want to download their album, I'll happily fork over the $10 or so (usually less) to download the mp3s from amazon or itunes. if I really, really like it I'll buy the CD for the 'official' collection (thankfully I don't do vinyl, or else there'd be another tier for the truly special stuff). i've kind of come to that point. there are certain artists that i always buy their cds (wilco, neil young). other artists i'll just download the songs i like. there's no reason to have the cd if i only like one song. now, the sketchy part is when it's an artist that i like one or two songs and the album has potential to be a grower. then i have to make the decision to buy a cd. so complicated!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dtram Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 didn't know where to put this. link to a study of p2p that finds that music accounts for smallest percentage of illegally downloaded 'stuff'. porn is number one. second link is to a story about the shut down of a bunch of torrent sites. i don't torrent anymore. it was a huge waste of time and i never listened to/watched half of what i downloaded. i'd much rather spend $15 on a CD or DVD i really really want. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/02/torrent-study-shows-surprising-results-1.html http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/01/mpaa-shuts-down-50-torrent-sites.htmlThat's funny, ever since i started torrenting i listen to more of that stuff than anything else. All i do is music, audio and DVD but i think think this is the greatest thing ever. To think i used to spend 40 to 50 bucks on boots, now i can get all of this stuff and shows that would not be financially viable to boot for the price of an internet connection and an external HD, i love it. I find it interesting that you find it archaic, seems easier to me. To each his own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 That's funny, ever since i started torrenting i listen to more of that stuff than anything else. All i do is music, audio and DVD but i think think this is the greatest thing ever. To think i used to spend 40 to 50 bucks on boots, now i can get all of this stuff and shows that would not be financially viable to boot for the price of an internet connection and an external HD, i love it. I find it interesting that you find it archaic, seems easier to me. To each his own. it is great for boots and non album stuff. i just tend to listen to that stuff once, unless it's grateful dead. as far as being archaic, i just think there is so much that can go wrong with torrents. they are touchy. i was able to do it because of luck. i had no idea what i was doing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dtram Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 it is great for boots and non album stuff. i just tend to listen to that stuff once, unless it's grateful dead. as far as being archaic, i just think there is so much that can go wrong with torrents. they are touchy. i was able to do it because of luck. i had no idea what i was doing.GD has been about 40% of what I have downloaded. Since there is so much you can snatch, I have gotten real discriminating about what I take and do tend to listen to what I snatch more than once. It has to be a show of great quality, great setlist, some kind of importance etc. With most bands, most shows from any one tour are pretty much the same so I look for the best recording of the tour. For the Dead, I look for matrixes or nice sbd's of either an era I like or a show that has a setlist that I dig. That Roger Waters Wall DVD of the guy that shot 4 shows and mixed them together, stuff like that to me is what make torrenting so cool. To me, a bit torrent is a more practical way to circulate something like that instead of a straight download. I'm surprised you have found them touchy. I wouldn't call myself I computer geek by any stretch but I have found the whole process pretty simple, no problems at all so far, knock on wood. I failed to say in my earlier post that I only do torrenting for ROIO's, no commercial stuff at all unless it's a leak in which I plan to buy the record anyway, and always do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 GD has been about 40% of what I have downloaded. Since there is so much you can snatch, I have gotten real discriminating about what I take and do tend to listen to what I snatch more than once. It has to be a show of great quality, great setlist, some kind of importance etc. With most bands, most shows from any one tour are pretty much the same so I look for the best recording of the tour. For the Dead, I look for matrixes or nice sbd's of either an era I like or a show that has a setlist that I dig. That Roger Waters Wall DVD of the guy that shot 4 shows and mixed them together, stuff like that to me is what make torrenting so cool. To me, a bit torrent is a more practical way to circulate something like that instead of a straight download. I'm surprised you have found them touchy. I wouldn't call myself I computer geek by any stretch but I have found the whole process pretty simple, no problems at all so far, knock on wood. I failed to say in my earlier post that I only do torrenting for ROIO's, no commercial stuff at all unless it's a leak in which I plan to buy the record anyway, and always do. i think it's all my issue. that roger waters dvd sounds interesting. i agree with you, torrenting or whatever, the net has been so great to access random stuff from bands we love that was completely unavailable 15 years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dtram Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 i think it's all my issue. that roger waters dvd sounds interesting. i agree with you, torrenting or whatever, the net has been so great to access random stuff from bands we love that was completely unavailable 15 years ago.The Waters DVD is called, iShoot,iEdit. It was seeded on Dime and Traders Den. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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