saw a guy advertising on downloading files

samsclub · 02-03-2014 10:22PM #1

i saw a guy in florida . he advertised on downloading ultra fast for people with show broadband. and posts the files to you . surly this is illegal . but it did seem a good idea hahaha

Stefan Kuntz · 02-03-2014 11:59PM

Why would it be illegal?

samsclub · 03-03-2014 12:26AM

well if he asked to dl a few big files like blu ray images or software?

degsie · 03-03-2014 02:20AM

Linux distros are perfectly legal to download, for example.

samsclub · 03-03-2014 11:47AM

but there approx under 1 gb yes? im talking bout files of 10 gb etc .. plus..

Beano · 03-03-2014 02:46PM

So this guy downloads files on his uberfast broadband and then POSTS the files to you? presumably on a dvd or blu-ray disc. I presume you would have to live in the same area as the guy, otherwise the time spent in the post would surely outweigh any time you save by downloading over a slow connection?

samsclub · 03-03-2014 03:04PM

well as i said in the top of the post i saw this in the states. and yes he said he can deliver via courier etc... same day service too .. taught it was strange .

syklops · 03-03-2014 03:08PM

I've downloaded Linux distros and sent them to people. Still not sure why it would be illegal assuming the content is not illegal.

Stefan Kuntz · 03-03-2014 03:22PM

samsclub wrote: »

well as i said in the top of the post i saw this in the states. and yes he said he can deliver via courier etc... same day service too .. taught it was strange .

It could be used for downloading copyrighted content but not always. I don't know why you're kicking-up a fuss about it because the overwhelming majority of people download copyrighted content at some stage of the lives. In fact, I'm uploading torrents at the moment and and usually do it 24/7.

The guy must be taking advantage of his super-fast fiber connection to make a bit of money. I would do the same if eircom weren't a bunch of stingy *%*@#* and updated their infrastructure earlier rather than choosing money over customer satisfaction and helping Ireland keep up with the rest of Europe.

There was someone on here a few weeks ago looking for a super-fast connection to upload 2 or 3 terabytes. That could have been an opportunity to make a bit of money by charging him to use your line.

saw a guy advertising on downloading files

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