torrenting legal

If you were using the Internet before the age of streaming sites, then you’re probably aware of what torrents are. You may have visited a torrent site to download a ripped movie, music album, or video game before (although we don’t recommend it) or have heard of people using one. This article touches on what torrenting is and how torrents work.Torrenting doesn’t depend on a centralized server for storing files. Instead, bits of data from individual large files are saved in participating computers (peers) in a network (swarm) to facilitate the file-sharing process.