Here's something I originally wrote for the FAQ but never got around to posting:
Q. How do I get a copy of one of these projects?
Fan edits are unauthorized copies of copyrighted movies, therefore their distribution constitutes copyright infringment.
Although the originaltrilogy.com community has a couple of rules in place ("no selling" and "you must buy the original") to morally distinguish us from the common movie pirate, fan editing is still very much an underground hobby. To protect ourselves, we don't allow any download links on originaltrilogy.com.
If you want to obtain one of these projects, there are several avenues you can explore.
Physical Media (DVDR, etc.)
PiF
stands for Pay it Forward. Someone sends you a disc, in return you make a pledge to send out one or more copies of that disc to others.
B&P
stands for blanks and postage. DVDs are sent out on receipt of blank discs and a nominal contribution to cover postage costs only.
Trading
"Swapping discs". Only like-for-like trades should be entered into, i.e. fan edit discs should not be traded for straight copies of retail discs, nor for any items of "real" value (such as toys, figures or memorabilia).
All PiF, B&P and trading discussions should take place through private email correspondence between the two parties.
Internet Download
Torrents
Bittorrent is a popular peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. You need a bitorrent client (e.g. BitComet, uTorrent or Azureus).
Torrent files for fan edit downloads can be found at the following sites:
myspleen - registration required to download torrent and use tracker, registration is by invite only
demonoid - public tracker, private site. Registration required to site, registration is by invite only.
thepiratebay - no registration required
mininova - no registration required
Usenet
Newsgroups have been around since before the world wide web. Originally UseNet was a text-based bulletin board system, now certain groups can be used to share binary files. You will need a binary news grabber such as Grabit, and access to a news server (you would normally expect to pay for access to a premium provider, although some ISPs offer limited access to their customers).
Fan edits have been posted to groups such as:
alt.binaries.dvd
alt.binaries.dvd5
alt.binaries.dvd.midnightmovies
alt.binaries.multimedia.horror
alt.binaries.multimedia.startrek
alt.binaries.multimedia.scifi
alt.binaries.starwars
alt.binaries.superman
Rapidshare
Rapidshare.com is a website offering online storage for large files. They have restrictions in place to limit the amount of data that can be downloaded within a certain time period, which generally means that you will need to pay for a premium account if you want to download anything useful without frustration.
Links to rapidshare downloads can be found at:
fanedit.info
linktalk (aka rslinksforum.com)
tehparadox.com