Peer to Peer Software...which is the best?

[spaced]

I have been told in the past that Kazza is the best, then Grokster, the list goes on. I know alot of them have pop ups which become very annoying. Which is currently the best and finds the most searches?

Also, you hear in the news that people in the USA have been fined thousands of dollars for downloading tunes. Can this happen to us in the UK? Can the US or UK sue us? How do they know what you are downloading??

[camioneur]

Ares has no pop ups at all but can be a bit slow to connect sometimes. It also doesn't come with any rubbish as long as you uncheck the extras box on installation. Recommended and personally I wouldn't use Kazaa anymore. Its full of junk, adverts and viruses

[paddycar]

personally i reckon bit torrent to be the best for downloading media on i would also use limewire. dont quote me but i dont think that we (as an individual) can be fined. i think its the service provider or the party who are hosting the media for downloading.

[ugly_bob]

Just a warning - you can get fined. You are comitting piracy which is illegal.

Don't think they're too bothered about you downloading a couple, but if you get loads and get caught, you could be in the ****

[twiglet4frog]

they monitor how much content is being downloaded to your ISP address, if its just a couple a month or so they havent the resources of time to sue u but if u are showing that u are downloading a huge quantity such as 10 or more a day every day then they regard that as too much for personal use and consider u are downloading that much to make illegal copies and sell.

When they work it out they consider a couple of copies for personal use as just 2 copies that they wont sell and make money on. But if u were making copies and distributing at car boots etc then not only are they losing 10 copies a day to u but also u could making copies and be selling all 10 copies to say 100 customers at a car boot. that means 100 customers buying 10 copies each and u are talking 1000 copies per day could be slipping through there fingers. And that means too much revenue lost too piracy and they clamp down with the police taking action.

[bigveg]

limewire is pretty good

[OBonio]

soulseek is good for music. And has no spyware/adware/popups. It's also free.