News LegalTorrents relaunches

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04/02/legaltorrents_relaunches/1

A BitTorrent tracker aimed at distributing freely-available files - mostly licensed via Creative Commons - has re-launched itself in beta format, but there's not a lot to see just yet.

 

The idea and initiative is great but without letting in all the open and free software I'm not seeing who would use it.
And they need to get some content on there. The present amount is laughable. They could at least spend a couple of days getting some start up content on there.

And no search?!

All in all it pretty much looks like it's one man with a little spare time and some basic html skills...

 

They forgot the search?



...n00bs

 

There is a ton of free software out there. They could easily get a good amount of content just from creating torrents for what is already out there. Might not be the best way to do it, but 44 files? That is pretty low. They need a way to submit content requests.

 

well it is a beta maybe search isnt added yet and with the ability to create your own torrents does that mean a lot of their time will be wasted to see if the torrent is legal? and also is this USA legal or world wide legal? Like I know right now sadly that Japan is trying to pass a law to prevent the downloading of un-lic. anime from being downloaded outside of Japan which I hope doesnt happen or else my ISP will have something to bitch about >_<

 

Great idea, poor initial implementation from the sound of it. Then again, it is a beta.

 

I think that answers the question of P2P's association with piracy...