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I was thinking form 8300. Could seeding a torrent be interpreted as distribution? You're right most of these would result in a slap on the wrist or fines. Per

I was thinking form 8300. Could seeding a torrent be interpreted as distribution? You're right most of these would result in a slap on the wrist or fines. Perhaps 3 misdemeanors a day? But I think the overall sentiment still stands - that it's hard to be a saint.

gruez 1y ago
>I was thinking form 8300. It's only criminal for "willful" infractions. If you sold a car and forgot to file, that's probably not willful. Moreover, how often are people really doing >$10k cash transactions? "it's hard to be a saint" is a massive shifting of the goalposts from "3 felonies per day". https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/irs-form-8300-reference-guide#penalties https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employe... >Could seeding a torrent be interpreted as distribution? From wikipedia: United States v. LaMacchia 871 F.Supp. 535 (1994) was a case decided by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts which ruled that, under the copyright and cybercrime laws effective at the time, committing copyright infringement for non-commercial motives could not be prosecuted under criminal copyright law.
- pixl97 1y ago
  "Willful" is one of those things highly dependent on whoever may be prosecuting you. If you have from some disliked class then the state is going to push very hard on you doing it willfully.