text: what are torrents ? and how legal it is ? is it not like p2p sharing ? what are torrents ? and how legal it is ? is it not like p2p sharing ? torrent are like p2p sharing with one difference. instead of searching fro other peoples computers you search for torrents which are files containing data of where on the internet the file is stored. it is legal as long as you don't download copyrighted software. to use torrent you'll first need to download and install a client, which is similar to the programs used in p2p. i use azureus, which you can download here:  http://www.download.com/azureus-bittorrent-client/3000-2196_4-10530216.html?tag=lst-0-1  when that's installed visit sites like:  http://www.torrentspy.com/ http://thepiratebay.org/  you then search for what you want to download. download and open the torrent with azureus and the file will automatically begin to download.  hope this helps!