theres always crackdowns and security people watching over you. My advice...try to download with proxies that'll help block your IP (ultrasurf rocks!)...also whenever you can, just move your files to a portable HD or DVD's. And I stopped using p2p progies altogether. Direct downloading is safer. However when I cant find it on direct-dl ill use bittorrent but after its finished I pretty much just close/delete the torrent. And make sure you have good internet security present too but that goes without saying.