Not everyone lives in 'murrica. In Switzerland (and Germany I think) downloading is perfectly legal. Uploading is not, as you are distributing instead of just

Not everyone lives in 'murrica. In Switzerland (and Germany I think) downloading is perfectly legal. Uploading is not, as you are distributing instead of just consuming. Similar to how drug laws work here, you won't get busted for smoking a joint, but you will get busted for selling stuff.