There are many P2P Web sites on the Internet that are extremely popular, but the vast majority of them provide links to copyrighted software and media files. If you want to know the best places to get free and legal music, videos, and other types of files then this article will show you the best legal P2P sites. In general, these legal BitTorrent Web sites have links to files that are covered by the Creative Commons License (CCL); a file covered by a CCL usually enables you to copy and distribute it safely. Here is a selection of P2P Web sites that offer free and legal downloads and have a good amount of content.
1. Jamendo
If you are specifically looking for free and legal digital music, then you'll be hard pushed to find a better resource than Jamendo. With over 13,000 albums, this music-only Web site offers a huge range of music styles from independent artists that have published their music via the Creative Commons License. Most of the tracks can be downloaded using your favorite P2P program, and you can even review albums, share them with friends, and make a donation to the artist.
2. Vuze HD Network
The Vuze HD Network is a legal selection of high definition media that can be downloaded using the free Vuze BitTiorrent client. The Web site is easy to use thanks to a categories menu which lists a whole host of media such as music videos, movies, TV, audiobooks, and a dedicated music section that contains a wide choice of genres.
3. LegalTorrents
LegalTorrents is a good resource if you're looking for all types of legal media files. LegalTorrents has a nice user-interface that makes it easy to find what you are looking for. The media categories are neatly listed and there is a search box that you can use if you need to find something specific. This legal P2P site offers media files such as audiobooks, music, videos, television, games, movies, and more.
4. Legit Torrents
At the time of writing, Legit Torrents has over 1,800 legal links that covers music, movies, books, games, and other types of file; this legal file sharing site also has a selection of 'legit' software that not only covers Microsoft Windows, but also Mac and Linux platforms. A nice feature of Legit Torrents is being able to see what the current top 10 legal torrents are via the 'Extra Stats' menu. Focusing on the music content of the Web site, downloaded files are a mix of MP3, Ogg, and Flac formats.
5. bt.etree.org
If you like listening to live recordings of concerts then bt.etree.org is worth checking out. Legal 'bootleg' recordings of bands and artists can be downloaded via BitTorrent. The downloaded files and are in the lossless Flac format and so downloads can be hundreds of megabytes, but the quality is excellent. bt.tree.org is a community where fans share recordings and they have built up a large selection covering many bands.
