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BitTorrent — while loved by techies like you and me — often gets a bad rap because of the assumption that it's only used to transmit illegal content like pirated software or cammed movies. There are, of course, loads of completely legal torrents floating around, but they're sometimes hard to find.

Mininova underwent a rather forcible re-tooling last year and now serves legal content only. ClearBits is another option. It's the successor to LegalTorrents and offers music, video, TV episodes, software, and more — and it's all Creative Commons licensed. ClearBits has added a social layer as well, providing a forum for each type of content they index. Since the site is new there aren't a lot of posts as yet, but that will no doubt change as the site grows.

One aspect in which services like this struggle is with amassing quality and recognizable content. However, if you're into discovering independent artists, filmmakers, animators, and writers, ClearBits is a site you'll want to bookmark.

[via Lifehacker]

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Source: Download Squad