> Torrents are illegal
I assume this only applies to "copyrighted" content? Is it illegal to torrent a Linux distro or some such thing?
Either way, this seems much more reasonable than the US's current system.
I assume this only applies to "copyrighted" content? Is it illegal to torrent a Linux distro or some such thing?
Either way, this seems much more reasonable than the US's current system.
It would also be legal for you to share a music file to, for instance, your friend who lost it's original copy but already paid for the song. You simply can't redistribute the song on massive scale to people who didn't buy it, so that's torrenting weakness here. Also, the personal connections between you and the downloading party matters in determining if this was fair/"personal use".