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It is illegal to use the pirate bay to download copyright infringing files, however not everything on the pirate bay is illegal, there are some original movies, and music that have been uploaded so it is legal depending on how you use it.
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(Another person) Well, there are legal torrents there...but most aren't. Try searching for stuff you know is legal to download. (anothe person) Yes the site is legal couse the torrent files only have instructions on how to download it. but puting the torrent file in your torrent client is illegal.
Torrents are like a map. they tell you where to find the file. Torrents themselves are perfectly legal, but the files on them may not be
You will have to research on your own as to what is legal or illegal depending on your country and local-law, and just because one country says something is legal/illegal, doesn't mean that it applies to Another Country.
Generally, any song, T.V. show, video, etc. that has a current copyright (one that has not expired) is NOT LEGAL to download in any country unless you pay to download it.
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What is the legal software alternative to the pirate bay?
Who knew that the UK had blocked the pirate bay site? If you want to get a legal alternative you can download the Canadian IOS Hunt and this will enable you to go to the Pirate Bay site.
Is pirate bay free?
Yes and legal.
How do you download from pirate bay legal?
It is legal to download a file for use as a backup IF you already own it.
Is pirate bay a legal torrent site why?
It is legal to download a file for use as a backup is legal IF you already own it.
Is The Pirate Bay is not legal anymore?
It still is but its illegal for you if you download copyrighted material
Sites like pirate bay but free?
The Pirate Bay is free...
Is the pirate bay legal?
Yes, but sometimes what uploaders upload may be illegal due to copyright, the website is just a host.
How do you get on pirate bay for free?
The Pirate Bay is legal in countries outside the US. US laws forbid sites like this but there site's servers are not in the US so the US can't do anything. You can not be safe on these kind of websites downloading things. If your internet provider finds out they my tell you to stop and there will be legal consequences if you continue. You may or may not get caught but there is no way to make sure you don't get caught. I would recommend not downloading things from illegal sites.
Is file sharing over the pirate bay legal?
That deppends, if the material you download is copyrighted and costs money and your just downloading for free, that is illegal.
Besides bearshare and LimeWire are there any 100 free and legal music download websites?
limewire is not very good try the pirate bay
Is the pirate bay down?
No, it's not.
Why was The Pirate Bay shut down?
The Pirate Bay is still currently in operation and has only ever been temporarily shut down. The temporary shut down was court ordered until the claims against The Pirate Bay had been settled.
