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This a series of three BBC documentaries that show how fear is an ultimate tool for politicians to preserve their power. As director Adam Curtis puts it, “Instead of delivering dreams, politicians now promise to protect us: from nightmares.”

Game companies have recently started distributing demos of their games over BitTorrent. Most stay away from “illegal” torrent sites like The Pirate Bay to avoid confusing customers, so the focus seems to be on BitTorrent.com. An excellent turn-based strategy game called Disciples II: Dark Prophecy is one of the demos available.

Jamendo is a website with a revolutionary model that allows artists to promote and publish their music. Artist have the opportunity to show their creativity to a broader audience, and the public has a place to listen to, download, and share new music.

Allpeers is a revolutionary “BitTorrent powered” Firefox extension that makes it easy to share pictures, music, videos, and web pages with friends from within Firefox itself. The latest addition to the extension is a completely encrypted instant messenger.

TorrentFreak is proud to present TorrentPod episode 18 … Enjoy..

The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler is a TV documentary from 1958, narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis, that ended up in the public domain. The documentary includes some rare homemade videos shot by Eva Braun, and interviews with his sister Paula Wolf, his driver, and other people that surrounded him.

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) is considered to be one of the worst movies ever made. It is so bad, that it is actually fun to watch. The filmmakers were probably too embarrassed to renew the copyright, so it’s now in the public domain.

Sufjan Stevens is an American Folk & Indie Rock musician and singer-songwriter, three of whose singles are being distributed legally over BitTorrent. Uploaded by his record label, Asthmatic Kitty, the singles are from his albums, Illinoise and The Avalanche.

“Tracker Checker” is a nifty little program that automatically checks when private trackers are open for registration. A lot of trackers open their doors occasionally, giving you the opportunity to register without an invite. This program helps you yo find out when.

The first English Gulliver’s Travels cartoon is now available on BitTorrent. The cartoon is produced by Fleischer Studios Inc for Paramount Pictures, and has fallen in the public domain which means that there are no copyright restrictions.

“The Last Man on Earth” is a true movie classic based on the famous novel “I Am Legend” by Richard Matheson. The movie was released back in 1964, and has fallen in the public domain, so you’re free to download and share it.