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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
He seems to be talking about downloaders, not uploaders. I'm with Jan, it is the original uploader that is at fault, assuming there is any fault, because they are an unauthorised publisher. Anyone else is just taking advantage of an opportunity given to them and may not even know they are doing anything wrong.
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I strongly disagree with you. Downloading copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright holder is against the law, and ignorance of the law is not an excuse. Certainly the uploader is committing the greater offence, but the downloader is certainly also at fault and should be held to account. Of course, when it comes to torrent users, downloaders are generally also uploaders.