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The Internet is often used by many to download music, movies and TV series encoded from 'hardcopy' material (VHS Video, CD/DVD) into a digital media (.avi, .mp3 etc).  Shows recorded directly from TV are becoming more common, and it's in this way the future existance of popular series will be preserved, rather than reliance on 'industry' library and archiving facilities.
The '''Internet''' was a worldwide [[computer]] network on [[Earth]] that rose <!-- no pun intended --> to prominence by the early [[21st century]]. [[UNIT]] maintained a website with restricted access sections that allowed remote launch of non-nuclear [[United Kingdom|UK]] missiles. ([[DW]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'')


Complete seasons of Doctor Who were either mistakenly destroyed or 'misplaced' by 20th Century BBC archivers, but thanks to the efforts of efficionados worldwide there's a lot of downloadable material available via the internet. Many downloads my appear poor in professional quality, having been reproduced from individual scenes taken from burned or otherwise distorted Magnetic Tapes or even 8mm film, but without these dedicated efforts it's safe to say much of the 'Whoniverse' wouild be lost to us forever.
''Search-wise.net'' was a search engine operational in [[2005]]. [[Rose Tyler]] used it to search for information about [[the Doctor]], which led her to [[Clive]]'s "Doctor Who?" website. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')


Software such as Bittorrent or uTorrent is required to access this material. These applications allow you to communicate with a 'seeder' (a remote user who is making the material available via a .torrent server) and obtain the file directly from his computer.
In [[2012]], [[Henry van Statten]] was the self-proclaimed owner of the Internet. By that point, connections throughout the Internet became sufficiently fast for a [[Dalek]] to be able to download its entire contents within seconds. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'')
 
The legalities of this kind of file sharing differ from Country to Country, and it's advisable to fully acquaint yourself with the regulations which apply in your part of the world before downloading any material.
 
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Revision as of 05:46, 12 July 2007

The Internet was a worldwide computer network on Earth that rose to prominence by the early 21st century. UNIT maintained a website with restricted access sections that allowed remote launch of non-nuclear UK missiles. (DW: World War Three)

Search-wise.net was a search engine operational in 2005. Rose Tyler used it to search for information about the Doctor, which led her to Clive's "Doctor Who?" website. (DW: Rose)

In 2012, Henry van Statten was the self-proclaimed owner of the Internet. By that point, connections throughout the Internet became sufficiently fast for a Dalek to be able to download its entire contents within seconds. (DW: Dalek)

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