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i would appreciate other users recommendations for sites to find torrent files. in addition to elitetorrents.org, i enjoy http://filelist.org./

You think the spyware EULAs are bad, try this one for a popular torrent site: 18,554 words or 33 printed pages at 12 pt font and standard margins.

To be fair it's not their EULA, but the one that the original torrentbits web site came up with. Since TB shared its php site source code there are a lot of torrent sites that use a similar or somewhat modified site backend, including the monster EULA.

I think they did it rather as a joke, to make sure that any enforcement agencies reading it would at least have to pay for a couple of extra lawyer-hours of time if they hired councel.

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Where can I download torrents from now?
http://www.tvtorrents.tv/
http://www.btefnet.net/
http://www.fulldls.com/
http://www.tv-swarm.com/
http://www.bi-torrent.com/
http://isohunt.com/
http://torrentspy.com/
http://thepiratebay.org/
http://uk-torrents.com/
http://torrentreactor.net/
http://filelist.org/
http://newtorrents.info/
http://demonoid.com/
http://elitetorrents.org/
http://lokitorrent.com/
http://www.lickmytaint.com/bt.html/
http://www.420joint.com/bt/
http://www.torrentsearch.com/
http://www.bitconsole.com/
http://www.uknova.com/
#BT-GM on EFnet

1. Has SuprNova.org really closed?
2. When will SuprNova.org be back?
3. What about the torrents I'm currently downloading/have queued, will they still download?
4. Will joining the IRC channel and spamming about some random nonsense and/or "BRING SUPRNOVA BACK UP" help at all or bring SuprNova.org back?
5. Where can I download torrents from now?
6. Who is the owner of SuprNova.org?
7. Is BitTorrent closing?
8. Does the current situation mean I can break the channel rules in #SuprNova.org and use "!list" and "@find"?
9. You know this HTML code is very sloppy, right?
10. Where do I send additions/corrections?
11. Why has SuprNova.org closed?
12. What's happening with eXeem?
13. How do I turn off the joins/parts/quits?
14. Are there any plans to release the SuprNova.org source code?
15. What does MPAA stand for?

1. Has SuprNova.org really closed? top Yes, it has. 2. When will SuprNova.org be back? top Never as it was. If it eventually does come back up, it won't feature ANY links to torrents at all. 3. What about the torrents I'm currently downloading/have queued, will they still download? top Maybe, probably. However if they don't, it has nothing to do with SuprNova.org's closure. If the tracker for that particular torrent is still online and there are seeds, your file will still download. 4. Will joining the IRC channel and spamming about some random nonsense and/or "BRING SUPRNOVA BACK UP" help at all or bring SuprNova.org back? top NO. So don't. Really, don't. 5. Where can I download torrents from now? top http://www.tvtorrents.tv
http://www.btefnet.net
http://www.fulldls.com
http://www.tv-swarm.com
http://www.bi-torrent.com
http://isohunt.com
http://torrentspy.com
http://thepiratebay.org
http://uk-torrents.com
http://torrentreactor.net
http://filelist.org
http://newtorrents.info
http://demonoid.com
http://elitetorrents.org
http://lokitorrent.com
http://www.lickmytaint.com/bt.html
http://www.420joint.com/bt/
http://www.torrentsearch.com
http://www.bitconsole.com/
http://www.uknova.com/
#BT-GM on EFnet
6. Who is the owner of SuprNova.org? top Sloncek is the owner. I advise you leave off mailing/PMing him for now, he will be flooded with t

1. Has SuprNova.org really closed?
2. When will SuprNova.org be back?
3. What about the torrents I'm currently downloading/have queued, will they still download?
4. Will joining the IRC channel and spamming about some random nonsense and/or "BRING SUPRNOVA BACK UP" help at all or bring SuprNova.org back?
5. Where can I download torrents from now?
6. Who is the owner of SuprNova.org?
7. Is BitTorrent closing?
8. Does the current situation mean I can break the channel rules in #SuprNova.org and use "!list" and "@find"?
9. You know this HTML code is very sloppy, right?
10. Where do I send additions/corrections?
11. Why has SuprNova.org closed?
12. What's happening with eXeem?
13. How do I turn off the joins/parts/quits?
14. Are there any plans to release the SuprNova.org source code?
15. What does MPAA stand for?

1. Has SuprNova.org really closed? top Yes, it has. 2. When will SuprNova.org be back? top Never as it was. If it eventually does come back up, it won't feature ANY links to torrents at all. 3. What about the torrents I'm currently downloading/have queued, will they still download? top Maybe, probably. However if they don't, it has nothing to do with SuprNova.org's closure. If the tracker for that particular torrent is still online and there are seeds, your file will still download. 4. Will joining the IRC channel and spamming about some random nonsense and/or "BRING SUPRNOVA BACK UP" help at all or bring SuprNova.org back? top NO. So don't. Really, don't. 5. Where can I download torrents from now? top http://www.tvtorrents.tv
http://www.btefnet.net
http://www.fulldls.com
http://www.tv-swarm.com
http://www.bi-torrent.com
http://isohunt.com
http://torrentspy.com
http://thepiratebay.org
http://uk-torrents.com
http://torrentreactor.net
http://filelist.org
http://newtorrents.info
http://demonoid.com
http://elitetorrents.org
http://lokitorrent.com
http://www.lickmytaint.com/bt.html
http://www.420joint.com/bt/
http://www.torrentsearch.com
http://www.bitconsole.com/
http://www.uknova.com/
#BT-GM on EFnet 6. Who is the owner of SuprNova.org? top Sloncek is the owner. I advise you leave off mailing/PMing him for now, he will be flooded with them and this is likely to be a very emotional time for him. He has feelings too. G

5. Where can I download torrents from now?

http://www.tvtorrents.tv/
http://www.btefnet.net/
http://www.fulldls.com/
http://www.tv-swarm.com/
http://www.bi-torrent.com/
http://isohunt.com/
http://torrentspy.com/
http://thepiratebay.org/
http://uk-torrents.com/
http://torrentreactor.net/
http://filelist.org/
http://newtorrents.info/
http://demonoid.com/
http://elitetorrents.org/
http://lokitorrent.com/
http://www.lickmytaint.com/bt.html
http://www.420joint.com/bt/
http://www.torrentsearch.com/
http://www.bitconsole.com/
http://www.uknova.com/
#BT-GM on EFnet

So how long before we read about any of the above? Taking your bets right now....

I'm going to debunk this once and for all..

Disclaimer: IAABCA (I _AM_ A BitTorrent Client Author)

It is -trivially- easy for the *AA to get
a) your IP
b) what files you're downloading
c) how much you've downloaded
d) how much you've uploaded

And they can do all this without ever connecting to your computer ... IP blockers are -USELESS- in this case, the Azerus people are wasting their time creating a false sense of security for their users.

All the above information is gained from the tracker level. Many even have a nice web-based interface to this information. (See, for example, here, login may be required)

If you're in a country where P2P is illegal (I'm in Canada, all my development and downloading goes on here, and so far the consumer is winning the war here) then don't download illegal material with BT, they're watching, and there's nothing you can do.

Regarding the guy who said "just don't upload and they can't do anything".. BT works on tit-for-tat. You send a block, you get (usually) 3 back. Sometimes a client will take pity on you, and send you a free block (to test how fast it can send to you, and if you will send back or not). In other words.. no uploading == very, very slow downloading, if any at all, which negates the purpose of BT.

BitTorrent is NOT a protocl for spreading w4r3z. It is for spreading large legitimate files in a situation where the author doesn't have access to the resources to spread the files himself.

Along with half movies, bogus titles, viruses, poor quality, people that let you download and kill it after a few minutes it's just not worth it.

Ever hear of using bittorrent for P2P? If you're gonna pira^H^H^Hreview before you buy, at least do it right.