A file-sharing program in which you upload what you have to other users while simultaneously downloading from them. The more people downloading that movie, the faster it goes.
I downloaded The Hulk from Bittorrent a week before it was out in the theaters. Somehow, this is not illegal, and no one is at fault. Serves the theaters right for raising ticket prices to $8.
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A person who accidentally, unconsciously, or subconsciously steals Bic© Lighters.
A Bictomaniac may steal zero to an infinite number of lighters.
The accidental thievery occurs at festivals, concerts, bars, house parties, smoking circles, etc.
A Bictomaniac may steal zero to an infinite number of lighters.
The accidental thievery occurs at festivals, concerts, bars, house parties, smoking circles, etc.
Arriving home from the festival, Eva, who is not usually a bictomaniac, reached into her Back Back and discovered a multitude of colorful lighters. She felt terrible for her accidental theft.
by KaRon Westmoreland February 9, 2018
Get the Bictomaniac mug.Gary Fung, creator of isoHunt website wrote, "Legally, BitTorrent requires simultaneous upload in order to download. So the concept of "file sharer" on BitTorrent is blurred. Technically, everyone is a sharer, it's a requirement in order to download. So its openness is an unintentional strength. No anonymizing system is completely crack-proof anyways, just like DRM, so poor privacy isn't much of a weakness. Strength in numbers, and security by obscurity."
Unlike what other people have said, because bittorrent involves the sharing between every bittorrent user, this system is more safe because there are no main uploaders who will be targeted. If the RIAA or MPAA would sue a person, it would have to be at complete random. Like Gary Fung said up there, we have ,"strength in numbers, and security by obscurity.
Unlike what other people have said, because bittorrent involves the sharing between every bittorrent user, this system is more safe because there are no main uploaders who will be targeted. If the RIAA or MPAA would sue a person, it would have to be at complete random. Like Gary Fung said up there, we have ,"strength in numbers, and security by obscurity.
i just downloaded the entire discography of Metallica in 20 minutes using bittorrent! there must have been over 400 people downloading it!
by mitchapalooza April 29, 2005
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by ThatOneGuyNamedPhillip December 31, 2008
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I downloaded Driv3r on bittorrent the day it came out, but I bought a copy because I'm legal like that.
by Elite Pirate Haxor May 13, 2005
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