Quote Originally Posted by cannabisis4for20
Do you share music? While I agree with you that peer guardian won't totally protect you (even tough i think you give it less credit then it deserves), when you're on a private network you have to be able find a network, and then depending on how big/small the network is the amount of stuff you can get is limited. Bigger network = more choices.
on private trackers, you're forced to share music becuase keeping a ratio is a vital part about not getting banned. I didn't mean networks as in finding ones (like Gnutella), I meant something more decentralized or torrents, or even Usenet.

Quote Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
either way, the chances of getting caught are nealy nil....

i mean just think about how many people download music, then think about how many actually get sued by the IRAA... you probably stand about the same chance as being struck by lightning.
That is only half-true. Getting caught is as simple as uploading 1 byte. However, the chances of getting sued are neatly nil, although it's still possible. While I've had numerous copyright infringement letters, no court dates or any official legal documents were set up. Also, it's up to your ISP to decide whether they drop you. Many ISPs will also cap your speeds if they notice you're upload too much. And, depending on where you live, you only have a few ISP choices.