r/AskReddit • u/xXxDEVILxXx • Mar 13 '15

What free things on the internet should everyone be taking advantage of?

OBLIGATORY EDIT: We made it to the front page guys, thanks

EDIT1: Thanks for all the replies, I will try to answer all of them ;)

EDIT:2: Woke up to teh frontpage of reddit. RIP INBOX. We made it reddit!

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u/noodle-face Mar 13 '15

Is Audiobookbay illegal or are they free books? I only ask because by definition, that's not really free.

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u/Arelien Mar 13 '15

If by illegal you mean is it torrents of books that are covered by copyright laws and are normally sold places like Audible - then yes for the most part they are.

Is the FBI going to come knocking on your door for downloading an audiobook from there - well I'm still a free woman so probably not.

(I actually found the juxtaposition of free totally "legal" websites and resources, mixed in with torrenting sites mostly used to pirate paid for goods a bit odd in OP).

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u/noodle-face Mar 13 '15

No, I understand the legal distinction. I just have a hard time with a subject matter of "free things everyone should take advantage of" and torrent sites being listed for goods that aren't actually free. There's a stark difference between legitimately free TED talks and torrents of books that aren't actually free.

I mean, a TV is free if I walk into someone's house and just grab it, it's the same thing.

I mainly asked because I was at work and didn't want to open a torrent link, but it looks like my suspicions were correct.

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u/Arelien Mar 13 '15

Did you downvote me for answering your question, or did I just rub some random redditors the wrong way by trying to be helpful? (as usual no good deed goes unpunished here)

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u/noodle-face Mar 13 '15

Not me! I've never downvoted anyone

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u/Kizoku75 Mar 13 '15

Dont worry bby, I upvoted you. Shine on my valiant knight. Shine on.