Where/how to get footage?

[mythicmistress]

Uh, hi, it's me again... I'm sorry to bother you all again, but I have another question/request. Here goes: Where do you all download footage for projects? I lost access to the site I used for the few movies and one OVA I managed to get. Also, how do you go about it without bringing your ISP down on your head? (I got yelled at by my dad for doing that last time...) I need to know how to do it safely as well. I'm still running Windows 7, if that matters. Help, please? Thank you in advance.