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Could this be used to make torrenting a felony then? In the case that you're sharing a commercial work, obviously. You sharing a torrent is essentially you prov
by Asooka 6y ago
Could this be used to make torrenting a felony then? In the case that you're sharing a commercial work, obviously. You sharing a torrent is essentially you providing a service (being in the swarm, sending chunks), which exists entirely and only to infringe one or several copyrighted works (the files in the torrent).
- panarky 6y agoThe prosecution might need to demonstrate that you knew you were serving copyrighted works to others. Your defense might be that you thought you were only a user, not a dealer with intent to distribute. And then the prosecution will enter this HN comment into evidence, proving that you knew exactly what you were doing.