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Torrents are a somewhat special case since, by protocol, downloading and sharing happen at the same time. So by running a torrent of pirated media, you are nece
by Karunamon 3y ago
Torrents are a somewhat special case since, by protocol, downloading and sharing happen at the same time. So by running a torrent of pirated media, you are necessarily infringing copyright (there are hacked clients that report bogus information that allow you to download only without sharing, but they are easily detectable and ~nobody uses them).
As far as I know, nobody in this country has ever been successfully prosecuted for the mere act of downloading, or even having obviously-illicitly-acquired pirated media in their possession.
As to your final question, the actual answer is because people are lazy. It requires more effort and technical sophistication to maintain a movie file collection than it does to run Netflix. Nearly any piece of remotely popular content is available for free with a bit of knowledge, but it's less hassle to just subscribe to services. There is no world in which piracy actually endangers creators.
- SirMaster 3y agoI should have used an example other than torrenting, one that doesn't automatically distribute back. Also, I'd say there is a difference between being illegal and whether someone has been successfully prosecuted or not. I don't understand though how piracy doesn't endanger creators though. If a small time creator creates something, say a video game, and everyone pirates it instead of buys it, how has that not endangered him? Simply because you don't think it's plausible that enough people would refrain from paying?
- Karunamon 3y agoPretty much. For the simple reason that the "legitimate" way is always easier and the people that pirate are always a minority as a result.