Yet.. If you configure your torrent client to never seed back (i.e. never upload or transmit content to others) and download from a public tracker, when the cop

Yet.. If you configure your torrent client to never seed back (i.e. never upload or transmit content to others) and download from a public tracker, when the copyright infringement notice comes from your ISP, this explanation will change nothing. Notably, I think this is wrong - as per the legal definition, publishers, ISPs, and courts should only hold you accountable if you helped distribute via uploading.