Illegal Downloading (do not post links!)

Mick Daly

Any frequent illegal downloaders here?
Why do you do it?
How often do you do it?
How did you begin?

Does anybody upload media such as recording TV or ripping DVD's and CD's?





NO LINKS TO ILLEGAL WEBSITES

Dohnny Jepp

Mick Daly - The most impressive undercover agent ever!!! :pac:

trout

Do you work for eircom?

mink_man

thepiratebay, about 9 months ago, less even.....learned how to use the site!

Kiera

I love multiple choice polls

Dardania

Entrapment...!!! They're watching me...

BTW There's no way I'd click "I Do" even if I did...

bonerm

Any frequent illegal downloaders here?

Yes

Why do you do it?

To feel like a big man

How often do you do it?

once or twice a year

How did you begin?

One of the bigger boys dared me to do it

FearDark

Whats the point of the pic?

Mick Daly

trout wrote: »

Do you work for eircom?

I'm with them yeah.










Crap service

Mick Daly

FearDark wrote: »

Whats the point of the pic?

Comedic effect!

omahaid

Kiera wrote: »

I love multiple choice polls

I like to have multiple opinions

some_dose

Yep downloading torrents as we speak. Get mp3 singles and stuff of a certain well known website and haven't bought a music cd since about 5 years ago. Only pirate music though

ColeTrain

You've all seen the ad before you watch a film, it's like snatching a ladies handbag :mad:































I clicked yes by the way

Voodu Child

I like to 'download' jokes and opinions from boards.ie discussions, and then at social events I pass them off as my own without the consent of the copyright owner.

My name is URL

Why is there a malformed picture of Eamon Dunphy in the OP? It's making me feel quite uneasy

Mick Daly

My name is URL wrote: »

Why is there a malformed picture of Eamon Dunphy in the OP? It's making me feel quite uneasy

Yes. Even the normal Eamon face makes people feel uneasy.

Dohnny Jepp

My name is URL wrote: »

Why is there a malformed picture of Eamon Dunphy in the OP? It's making me feel quite uneasy

You even thanked his answer to why he has the pic in the OP ! xD

My name is URL

Dohnny Jepp wrote: »

You even thanked his answer to why he has the pic in the OP ! xD

Yeah, I read it after I'd posted that! I'm always doing that

Mike 1972

Mick Daly wrote: »

Any frequent illegal downloaders here?

Used to do a lot of it but cant be arsed anymore since theres damn all left thats worth my while downloading and a lot of download utilities are riddled with spyware, trojans and security holes

Mr Benevolent

I love TPB, it's just saved me €55!

Mick Daly

The private ones wouldn't have any viruses would they or at least they are less likely to?

Mick Daly

Confab wrote: »

I love TPB, it's just saved me €55!

A film, a game?

hello932

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Used to do a lot of it but cant be arsed anymore since theres damn all left thats worth my while downloading and a lot of download utilities are riddled with spyware, trojans and security holes

Linux.

Mr Benevolent

Mick Daly wrote: »

A film, a game?

That's classified, Mr. Eircom employee.

Mycroft H

Films, Software, Music.

If i download something and i really like it, chances are that ill buy it, more so if its an indie product

Mike 1972

hello932 wrote: »

Linux.

I am aware of this thing called Linux. Im using it right now

CrazyRabbit

I buy all the good stuff, and download all the crap stuff that I wouldn't buy anyway.

I tend to download games as well if there is no demo available. If I like it enough, I then buy the full version.

I've no problem paying to support good films and games as it encourages more to be made.

squod

How about you OP? You're probably torrenting the entire UK top 40 as we speak.

Mick Daly

No. My computer is broke.

No downloading for me baby.

SV

I'm kinda shocked at the amount of people who do..
No, I don't.

flutered

ah just look at this, i hope i got it right.

StereoLove

My friend always does it! I tell her not to but does she listen......??





NO!!

Seloth

What I love is the fact that apparently people who pirate on average buy more cd's n stuff than does who dont.

But yeah if any seriouse laws n such and if eircom or anyplace went too over board they'd loose a huge amount of customers and there'd be a **** load of pissed people who a huge drop in web use lol

My name is URL

YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A BOAT!

Cypher_sounds

its not fair on the artist who spends all their time working hard on a project for it to be gotten for free and then have it burned on discs

SV

My name is URL wrote: »

YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A BOAT!

[oblig]Fúck you! I would if I could[/oblig]

OutlawPete

My name is URL wrote: »

Yeah, I read it after I'd posted that! I'm always doing that

Same here, I read a lot of threads backwards too

I think: "I'm not reading all that crap, I'll read the last few posts .. then I get interested and keep going back and back till I have read the whole thread in reverse order.

Mmcd

My name is URL wrote: »

YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A BOAT!

I tried but all the seeders left when I just had the mast left

CrazyRabbit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEmTbpvj9fM

gurramok

Mick Daly wrote: »

Comedic effect!

Have you got copyright permission for that pic?:D

My name is URL

OutlawPete wrote: »

Same here, I read a lot of threads backwards too

I think: "I'm not reading all that crap, I'll read the last few posts .. then I get interested and keep going back and back till I have read the whole thread in reverse order.

Yeah, I do it with anything I'm reading.. turns out the Aardvark framed the Zebra

Mick Daly

I should probably post it to Eamon, infact I could email it and tell him to give me a mention during the World Cup. Now that's an idea...

gsxr1

i do every day



but never music.

some films.

Mainly TV packs.

Mister men

Yes. It's a recession stupid.:)

Mick Daly

I suppose it's a bit of an addiction.

Lone Stone

I just download tv show's i never have the time to watch them when there on tv, i wouldnt actually download them tho if i was able to view them on there american site's where they are streamed but have a country block so i download them.

Jev/N

I would say close to all my friends, acquaintances, etc. download or stream illegally, be it music, film, tv, live sport, books, games, software, porn or whatever...

Mick Daly

The live sport is a big one alright.

Duggy747

I watch streaming UK TV (Saves me dosh on the ol' TV license and NTL bill )

I download some movies, ones I really wanna see I go to the cinema.

Download TV shows that aren't on anymore or are kept to obscure channels (Breaking Bad being the main one.............King Of The Hill being the other :pac: )

Don't really download any games as I don't have the time for them anymore, maybe the odd one every couple of months. Left 4 Dead keeps me busy most nights.

I don't upload any stuff as I've never seen the point of going through all that trouble of uploading big files like movies or games. It's an infamy or moral thing for these SCENE groups out there.

krustydoyle

I watch a lot of sports online and have used frostwire and limewire.. but the new gizmo with me is the youtube converter.. i'll say no more...

Mick Daly

When you think about it YOUTUBE is as much a provider as anything.

They provide music and it doesn't take a genius to get it of it as an mp3.