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    62 days ago

    It doesn’t. You can download anything you want, distribution is what is illegal and criminal.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 day ago

      Downloading is still infringement. Distribution is worse, but I don’t think it’s a criminal matter, still just civil.

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            11 hour ago

            No, not really. First of all, you can disable uploads. Second, you can use a seed box hosted in a country which doesn’t prosecute uploaders. So, you can be clean for all legal intents and purposes.

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              139 minutes ago

              Except the default is sharing. So, if you disable the upload you are leeching on purpose. That can be used against you in court. You did what you did for profit and not for sharing. 🤷‍♂️

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            29 hours ago

            Kind of.

            You can set your upload limit to 0 and not seed anything while still downloading.

            Downloading is still 100% illegal in the US, though. However it’s up to the copyright holders to pursue criminal penalties, which I’m surprised isn’t happening with facebook.

            Everyone who has evidence that facebook illegally downloaded their copyrighted material has a case to bring before a court.