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**Video Downloading**
Downloading videos is tricky to do without going against the law. According to the Digital Rights Managements Laws, it is illegal to copy, send, receive, or publicly display any copyrighted video. If you break the law, you can be sued anywhere between $750-$150,000 for each downloaded video. Many companies such as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) have become strict and serious about the case of millions downloading for free. In the past three years, the RIAA have sued over 20,000 for illegally downloading freely off the internet. Even though many people download things illegally and it is very easy to do because of the digital world we live in today, it is still illegal even though it does not seem to be. Just be safe and either buy, get permission to download for free, or do not even download.

There are many ways to help you download videos for free such as peer-to-peer software. Peer-to-peer better known as P2P is one of the most popular and easiest ways to download videos and other stuff quickly. With P2P software you can also share information with friends. However, sharing downloads is not as safe as it seems. When you share downloads, spyware and viruses are released and they go with the download sometimes even disguised as the download itself. These viruses enter both the computer and the other person’s device that received the download. P2P software is also dangerous because this program shares all you files and folders from the sharer’s computer. This means that other people from all over the world have access to copy things from your computer and sometimes even your whole hard-drive. It’s better to pay for downloads instead of exposing your whole hard-drive to the entire world. So just be safe and don’t use P2P software.

Sources:
[] http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/peer-to-peer-file-sharing.html

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