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Posted by Kev on 04/28/07 22:47
"Colin Wilson" <REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgroup@phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.co.uk> wrote
in message news:MPG.209dcf3fe6ab8ac498a033@news.individual.net...
>> My son has come out of his room mumbling something about how I should get
>> with the times in respect to downloading on the internet and said I
>> should
>> look up torrents. Thats about as many words as he'll speak in a month.
>> Can someone tell me what the heck a torrent is and whats it all about
>> <embarrased lok>
>> Thanks
>
> Can I suggest *you* read up on this first as well though, as you may
> want to monitor what he's downloading...
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/28/uk_share_hunt/
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/17/davenport_evidence/
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/25/p2p_bullies/
>
> Otherwise, try isohunt.com and thepiratebay.org :-p
>
> One thing I might suggest would be to use PeerGuardian, it's not
> foolproof, and you may still end up open to claims, but it may limit
> your "exposure" to anyone who might want to sue...
>
> http://peerguardian.sourceforge.net
I'll be having words with boyo in the morning to find out exactly what hes
up to!
What is the likely hood of someone being sued ? (out of curiosity)
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