Torrenting - Private Trackers, Uploading, etc.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I've read every thread in this discussion regarding torrenting, and could not find an answer recent enough to be considered valid.</p>

<p>I only torrent from private trackers - TL, BTV, etc. Torrenting from these trackers doesn't allow me to be detected by any copyright/RIAA. Will I still get caught by the college torrenting from these private trackers? If so, is it a bandwidth/uploading issue, so should I just watch my speeds? And since these are private trackers, I need to upload to maintain a certain ratio, so how much should I be limiting my upload speeds, if at all? My last option is seedbox + FTP, but seedboxes aren't particularly cheap. I need answers from current students if possible, not anything from more than a few years ago because things may have changed since then.</p>

<p>I don't need any replies along the lines of "Don't do it too risky" without substantial answers/actual experiences regarding my questions.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>I read somewhere on CC last year that network admin will be able to tell if your bandwidth is being used by P2P. That’s all I needed to know. However, if you cannot be detected by RIAA/others, then no one will be notifying network admin that what you’re downloading is illegal, so it could work.</p>

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<p>That makes sense…thanks for the input. Anyone else have any experience regarding this?</p>

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<p>I have heard of some people who use torrents, but most don’t risk it. I can tell you that I’ve downloaded over 30GB through direct download and stream illegal content constantly and I’ve never had a problem.</p>

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<p>I’d rather just not deal with torrents… You can download from the internet though</p>