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> Remember how people went to jail for simply having certain p2p file sharing software running? No. Do you have a link?
by leephillips 5y ago
> Remember how people went to jail for simply having certain p2p file sharing software running?
No. Do you have a link?
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- lvass 5y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/torrents/comments/30jlz0/raided_after_using_tribler/ https://www.reddit.com/r/torrents/comments/30jlz0/raided_aft... Similar cases though they might require downloading something, perhaps innocent looking: https://www.propublica.org/article/prosecutors-dropping-child-porn-charges-after-software-tools-are-questioned https://www.propublica.org/article/prosecutors-dropping-chil... https://forum.emule-project.net/index.php?showtopic=161954 https://forum.emule-project.net/index.php?showtopic=161954 https://www.robertslawteam.com/criminal-defense-overview/articles/the-dangers-of-peer-to-peer-sharing-how-innocent-users-can-be-arrested-for-illegal-child-pornography/ https://www.robertslawteam.com/criminal-defense-overview/art... https://mashable.com/archive/child-porn-download https://mashable.com/archive/child-porn-download
- leephillips 5y agoThe story is about a raid, not jail, but point taken in any case. EDIT: Later he mentions being “released”, so I guess there was some jail involved.