{"id":474950,"date":"2022-07-17T15:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-torrenting-and-whats-the-problem-with-it\/"},"modified":"2022-07-17T15:00:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T12:00:56","slug":"what-is-torrenting-and-whats-the-problem-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-torrenting-and-whats-the-problem-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is Torrenting, and What\u2019s the Problem With It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bc1b4bce6c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bc1b4bce6c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-torrenting-and-whats-the-problem-with-it\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_Torrenting_and_Whats_the_Problem_With_It%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Is Torrenting, and What\u2019s the Problem With It?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-torrenting-and-whats-the-problem-with-it\/#What_Is_Torrenting\" >What Is Torrenting?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-torrenting-and-whats-the-problem-with-it\/#Decentralized_vs_Centralized\" >Decentralized vs. Centralized<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-torrenting-and-whats-the-problem-with-it\/#Why_Use_Torrents_for_Piracy\" >Why Use Torrents for Piracy?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-torrenting-and-whats-the-problem-with-it\/#Fighting_Piracy\" >Fighting Piracy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_Torrenting_and_Whats_the_Problem_With_It%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Is Torrenting, and What\u2019s the Problem With It?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-816780\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/shutterstock_588343265.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A torn black pirate's flag.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/ripped-tear-grunge-old-fabric-texture-588343265\">donfiore\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019ve spent any time on the internet, you\u2019ve probably come across the term \u201ctorrenting\u201d and been warned not to do it. This may have made you wonder what torrenting is, and what exactly the problem is with it.<\/p>\n<p>In one word, it\u2019s piracy. Torrents are the number one way in which copyrighted material is distributed among people who haven\u2019t paid for it. No matter if it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, TV shows, or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, if it was ripped off, you can get it on a torrent site. Let\u2019s take a closer look at torrents and how they work.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Torrenting\"><\/span>What Is Torrenting?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we can talk about the issues associated with torrenting, we need to understand a little better how it works. Normally, when you <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> a file you send a request to a server and that server, usually operated by the company that runs the site you\u2019re downloading from, sends you that file.<\/p>\n<p>Torrenting is different in that it\u2019s a decentralized system. Instead of sending a request to a server when you click a download button, you\u2019re instead downloading a small file called a tracker and opening it with a dedicated BitTorrent client.<\/p>\n<p>The tracker connects you to a group of other users (usually called a swarm), some of whom have the whole file, while others have just a little bit of it. As you download the file, you\u2019re simultaneously uploading what you already have, making you both a downloader as well as an uploader.<\/p>\n<p>The people connected to the swarm that have the whole file are called seeders, while people that are still in the process of getting it are called leechers. The more seeders a swarm has, the faster the download will usually be, though having too many leechers can throw off the balance enough to slow down the process.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decentralized_vs_Centralized\"><\/span>Decentralized vs. Centralized<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At its core, torrenting is a peer-to-peer (P2P) form of downloading files that doesn\u2019t rely on central servers but instead on each member of a swarm to supply a file. As such, it\u2019s a great way to distribute files on the cheap and it\u2019s used for all kinds of legal downloads, mainly for open-source software.<\/p>\n<p>Its downside is that it\u2019s usually a little slower than a direct download\u2014though a healthy swarm is still pretty fast\u2014and that it takes up more bandwidth as you need to upload as well as download. There\u2019s also an unwritten rule that you need to seed for a while after getting the whole file, it\u2019s just good manners.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Use_Torrents_for_Piracy\"><\/span>Why Use Torrents for Piracy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Because of its decentralized nature, torrenting is ideal for distributing copyrighted material. If files are kept on a single server, then copyright watchdogs and law enforcement can very easily come after that server. However, if you distribute those same files across a network, it\u2019s much harder to take down any illegally hosted files.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 20 years ago, if you wanted to download copyrighted material (often called warez) you could do so via direct download on music-focused sites like Napster or Kazaa\u2014pirating movies wasn\u2019t that big yet, then. However, once the music industry caught wind of it, they were quickly shut down, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2001\/02\/napster-faces-shutdown\/\">Napster<\/a> in early 2001, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2001\/TECH\/internet\/11\/30\/KaZaA.shut.down.idg\/index.html\">Kazaa<\/a> later the same year.<\/p>\n<p>Going after a P2P system like torrenting is a lot tougher, though, and the fight against the biggest site of them all is a good example. Ever since its founding in 2003, The Pirate Bay has never made any bones that it serves as a way to distribute copyrighted material. From the start, authorities in several countries came after the site and its founders, who ended up on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nme.com%2Fnews%2Fmusic%2Fvarious-artists-4488-1308588\">trial in 2009<\/a> and went to prison until their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/pirate-bay-was-worth-doing-prison-time-for-co-founder-says-160705\/\">release in 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2003 and now, though, you could still access The Pirate Bay through any of its many proxies and download warez. This is because the site itself is just a repository for trackers, the files are kept on the computers of seeders and leechers throughout the world. To shut down even a single torrent, you\u2019d need to shut down every single person seeding it, and most of the leechers, too.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fighting_Piracy\"><\/span>Fighting Piracy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>That\u2019s not to say you can access The Pirate Bay or any similar sites with impunity, though. If you were to visit any of these sites now and start downloading the latest Hollywood blockbuster you can expect to receive some kind of notice from your local copyright watchdog, threatening fines and legal action for pirating content.<\/p>\n<p>In many countries (though far from all), these watchdogs and the authorities are working together, keeping tabs on what\u2019s going in and out of torrenting sites. The only way to avoid this surveillance is to use a virtual private network, a tool that helps mask your IP address and thus making it almost impossible for you to be tracked while visiting these sites.<\/p>\n<p>Still, though, even VPNs may not be enough to keep you safe in the years to come as the big Hollywood studios are suing VPN providers in a bid to keep them from helping pirates. 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