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Originally Posted by Grimm
Seeder status is what distribution of file packets is. If you're a seeder, you're sharing the bits of the file.
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That's not how the torrent works. Most of the modern clients provide a current upload/download indication and you can easily verify what I am about to say.
The protocol is optimized to create and then use as many sources/copies as it is possible. In other words, the shared file is divided into chunks. As soon as you download a single chunk, you are offering it to other nodes, and you get "credit" for any chunk that is served from your machine. If you completely disable upload from your machine, the protocol/network will recognize you as passive downloader and will penalize you. The transfer will take forever. Try it.
"Seeder" is the node that has finished it's download (100% of the file was downloaded) and now only serves the chunks to the p2p network.
You are actively participating in copyright violation (if the content is copyright protected), the moment you have finished download of the first chunk.
PeerBlock filters out
known IP addresses used by legal/monitoring bodies. The folks in business of catching/prosecuting piracy know how the technology works, and are trying to adapt. They change IP's, use proxies, etc.
There is no such thing as an absolute security for a machine connected to the Net (every security measure just "raises the bar" for hacker/malware). Similarly, there is no safe way of practising digital piracy.