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I don't have a problem with this. From the sounds of it, these 'operators' are distributing copyrighted content, which is illegal in many jurisdictions. IOW, th
by jiveturkey 8y ago
I don't have a problem with this. From the sounds of it, these 'operators' are distributing copyrighted content, which is illegal in many jurisdictions. IOW, they are party to the violation, not merely indices or what-not.
The fact that CF itself is not considered party to these violations (under DMCA) is a good thing.
- bigtech 8y agoSomeone correct me here, but as I understand it, the torrent file itself is not the content. It is metadata about the content, and thus it can be shared without copyright violation. Using the torrent file, on the other hand, might very well be illegal.
- stronglikedan 8y agoAs I understand it, uploading copyrighted content is illegal, but downloading isn't. So, if you don't disable uploading (or sharing) while downloading in your torrent client, then you are committing a crime when you download copyrighted content, since you are sharing it with other clients.
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- walrus01 8y agoA torrent file is not copyrighted content. I'm sad to see people here repeating the talking points of the MPAA.
- parliament32 8y agoSince when is a .torrent file copyrighted content? That file only contains metadata about other files. It might be facilitating copyright infringement, but it's not infringement itself, so it can't be under the DMCA.