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Originally Posted by Shaggy
So a user downloading content from P2P isn't expected to to be able to tell the difference between a legitimate distributor and a rogue individual. So if that user turns around and shares the same file back out, everything is OK?
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I'm afraid I can't answer that question since I've never used a P2P system. Does a P2P client allow the user to specifically choose who to download content from, by name, like Amazon shows you the name of the publisher of a book? If so, then yes, I'd say that if the user were to download content from someone claiming to be a legitimate distributer of that content, then the end user could not reasonably be held accountable for any copyright infringement.