Re:Botany of Desire

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John C. Campbell III

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Nov 5, 2009, 10:31:32 AM11/5/09
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For those interested ... the DVD of the show
http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=3804241

Peßi

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Nov 6, 2009, 2:55:01 AM11/6/09
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...and here you can get the torrent for the dvd

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5140410/PBS-Botany_of_Desire_(2009).WS-PDTV.XviD.Ekolb

Ray Blockley

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Nov 6, 2009, 3:06:29 AM11/6/09
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I have no idea what a "torrent" is but is it legal...? Looks a bit
circumspect to the uninitiated ( ie: me).
Neither have I any desire to meet half-naked 20-something's who live in my
locality! :-)

Ray
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Melanie Wilson

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Nov 6, 2009, 4:10:53 AM11/6/09
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>I have no idea what a "torrent" is but is it legal...?

It is almost always against copyright laws

Also a risk of invasion of your computer. Don't do it :)) Film makers need
to eat too !

Mel

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from Heather

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Nov 6, 2009, 11:20:36 AM11/6/09
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Yes, it is illegal. I, too, would caution not using it, but I must confess that I have, mostly out of annoyance and the feeling that I've been backed into a corner.

Basically, people say that they have a file they are willing to share, and it downloads from multiple volunteers at the same time to your computer. It is suppose to be quicker that way and doesn't drain the bandwidth of one volunteer. See Wikipedia under BitTorrent.



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Melanie Wilson

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Nov 6, 2009, 11:53:41 AM11/6/09
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>For those interested ... the DVD of the show
 
Quite a bit cheaper on Amazon

Nat West

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Nov 6, 2009, 5:39:45 PM11/6/09
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You can watch the whole thing for free online, from PBS's website, legally:

That URL will also show you snippets (of the apple topic) for those of us who only care about apples ;)

NAT

Melanie Wilson

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Nov 7, 2009, 3:23:25 AM11/7/09
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>You can watch the whole thing for free online, from PBS's website, legally:
 
Thanks Nat watched it last night. The apple bits anyway !
 
Mel
 

Dick Dunn

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Nov 8, 2009, 9:27:04 PM11/8/09
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On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 09:10:53AM -0000, Melanie Wilson wrote:
>
> >I have no idea what a "torrent" is but is it legal...?
>
> It is almost always against copyright laws
>
> Also a risk of invasion of your computer. Don't do it :)) Film makers need
> to eat too !

Bit torrent is merely a means of transferring data, in particular a large
amount of data quickly, without overloading machines or network. As such
it's pretty much value-neutral. But it can be used for good or evil.
--
Dick Dunn rc...@talisman.com Hygiene, Colorado USA

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