cant download torrents

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i have a new macbook pro and im trying to download a show of my favorite band from dimeadozen.org but when i click on it it opens it in textedit. i switched the 'open with' place to quicktime and that didnt work either. it said quicktime can not open file in a bit torrent format. i tried the dvd player it says its not supported. i really want to watch the show cuz its from a while ago and its rare. im not good with computers at all so if any one can help i would really reallly appreciate it. thanks :)
 
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is the show copyright protected or freely available
 
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Transmission itself is just a client used to perform the actual downloads. Downloads in Transmission are initiated when you open a .torrent file that you've obtained elsewhere (like this dimeadozen.org site you've mentioned).
 

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put it this way. a .torrent file is just a file that "points" to where the file you are after is located. You havent downloaded the show yet.
 
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I'm not going to go into the whole lecture, but I do have to point out that the torrents on dimeadozen (and indeed most torrent sites) are not, in fact, legal. They are mostly bootleg recordings of concerts. In a few cases, I'd be willing to bet that the artist in question doesn't mind, but I wanted to set the record straight.
 

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