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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
In the US, we don't have a "prove you didn't know X" approach to law; people are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The prosecution would have to show evidence that each person with access (and accused) was aware of the contents/activities on that computer.
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Remember that copyright infringement is a
civil offence, not a criminal one, and the burden of proof is different. The prosecution would simply have to show that "on the balance of probability" a person was aware of the illegal content of the computer. I imagine that would not be too hard to do.