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At some level, I would like to see how it goes when one of the anti-piracy groups accidentally codes their piracy-tracking bit-torrent client to join in the tor
by sukuriant 14y ago
At some level, I would like to see how it goes when one of the anti-piracy groups accidentally codes their piracy-tracking bit-torrent client to join in the torrenting. If they're already involved in the torrenting of their own products... is it illegal anymore? I mean, they're seeding their own data, isn't that like giving permission? "Here's a file, download it!"
IANAL, I'm curious.
- ajross 14y agoI don't see how. If you own the copyright, you can give it to whoever you like via whatever method you like, including bittorrent. That doesn't (absent a copyleft license) transfer a right to anyone else to do the same.
- sukuriant 14y agoBut if you're seeding the movie to others, wouldn't that be saying "yes, you can have the part of the movie that I gave to you." A thoughtful user could even strongly encourage their bit-torrent client to only download from, for example, Universal Studios Antipiracy Bot 1.2. Did they acquire that movie illegally, now?