> I think downloading an illegal copy of something is still illegal though right? Mostly not! Seeding a torrent however counts as distribution. Using the softw

> I think downloading an illegal copy of something is still illegal though right? Mostly not! Seeding a torrent however counts as distribution. Using the software is against the EULA on ToS usually though. It's kind of like how, back in the day, if you bought pirate software from a guy in a market they were the criminal, not you. Copyright law is mostly about infringement which requires distribution. It's how torrent sites stay (mostly) legal: they don't actually distribute the files (usually).