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Because Louis CK explicitly asks that you download the video via his site and do not torrent it.

By fetching this video via torrent you (generally) must seed it, therefore making it available to others who may or may not have paid for it.

Two downloads and two streams seems reasonable to me.

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I think his use of the word "torrent" (which he admittedly does not fully understand) was a proxy for "watch this video without paying for it." I doubt he understands seeding--and even if he does, you can simply turn seeding off.

BTW, to whoever downvoted enneff's reply: this seems senseless. I asked for a polite explanation, he gave one, and it's an interesting point of view (even though many of us may disagree with it).

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