Hi Carl,
It's nice to be able to offer _you_ some advice for a change!
While I haven't directly used this service myself I would recommend
against it. These sites appear to be trying to sell Peer To Peer
software that you could easily get for free.
Once you have the software you have access to the very same files that
people using the free clients also have access to. These files will come
with the same copyright dilemmas.
For example, there is a popular, free, open-source P2P program called
Emule. It can be obtained from http://www.emule-project.net/
However, take a look at the following sites:-
http://www.download-it-free.com/emule/
http://www.free-emule.com/
They both offer very similar claims to the ones you've seen. They both
offer a supposedly free client, but eventually want to charge you for
access. Once you are logged onto the Emule network it doesnt matter
*which* client you use, they *all* have access to the exact same files.
So, in my opinion these sites are just ways of trying to make money out
of peoples fear over P2P. "If I've paid for access to P2P then
everything on it must be legal, right...?"
There are a large number of copycat sites, all trying to do the same
thing for various other P2P clients. For example, here is one based
around a site that used to provide BitTorrent links:-
http://www.suprnova.net/join1.php
It looks VERY similar to one of the pages above, doesn't it? Probably
run by the exact same people.
As an aside, I do not believe that P2P is inherantly more prone to
trojans, spyware, viruses and so on. I have dabbled and have never
downloaded a virus laden file. Its true that some viruses target certina
filesharing programs, but they tend to do this by copying themselves
into a default Shared directory hoping that someone will download and
run them, rather than exploiting a specific hole in a P2P program. In
this regard it's no different from a virus copying itself into a network
share on a server with an interesting name, e.g. "Company Payroll
Figures.doc"
Apologies for length,
Rob
Carl Houseman wrote:
I've been asked by a friend how to download TV shows for viewing on a PC or
burning to DVD.
I loaded iTunes and noted it had only a very limited selection of TV
episodes available for purchase.
So I googled and came across tv.org, which appears to be a peer-to-peer
sharing service, with a membership fee requirement. Across the home page
are emblazoned:
"Unlimited TV show downloads"
"Millions of users"
"Never miss an episode again"
"Plus unlimited Movie downloads"
and on the membership signup page:
"100% spyware and adware free"
When I hear "peer to peer file sharing" I tremble (spyware / trojans /
illegal / etc.). Anyone using this and happy with it? Not looking for
in-experienced commentary (I can do that myself), thanks.
thanks,
Carl
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