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Originally Posted by HarryT
The point being, of course, that if you're using a peer-to-peer network, you are uploading at the same time that you're downloading, hence this would appear to be a moot point.
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Not entirely true for most P2P clients. The file being downloaded will not be hashed, and, therefore, uploadable to other users, until it is entirely downloaded onto your machine. You could immediately transfer the file from the download location once it is completed to another, non-shared location, preventing it from being uploaded. Yes, I realize for that tiny period of time between the completion of the download and the transfer of the file it would be available.
Alternately, most clients will allow you to disable sharing. Unlike torrents, most P2P networks don't require a person to share in order to participate.