BitTorrent is software which allows you to download files online. You can almost always find popular movies pretty easily.
BitTorrent actually refers to the protocols which allow peer-to-peer file sharing. You have a BitTorrent seed, which is describes a file, and a number of computers with BitTorrent clients and parts of that file. When you connect, you'll start downloading the bits that you're missing from these other computers. As you acquire more of the file, they'll start downloading parts which you have and they lack.
I will emphasize that BitTorrent itself is not illegal any more than, say, a crow-bar. Just as a crow-bar can be used to commit a burglary, however, BitTorrent (or other utilities for downloading media) can be used illegally.
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Date: 2007-01-20 08:08 pm (UTC)BitTorrent actually refers to the protocols which allow peer-to-peer file sharing. You have a BitTorrent seed, which is describes a file, and a number of computers with BitTorrent clients and parts of that file. When you connect, you'll start downloading the bits that you're missing from these other computers. As you acquire more of the file, they'll start downloading parts which you have and they lack.
I will emphasize that BitTorrent itself is not illegal any more than, say, a crow-bar. Just as a crow-bar can be used to commit a burglary, however, BitTorrent (or other utilities for downloading media) can be used illegally.