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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Only if a key to a file is widely disseminated, would then the copyright holders be able to find out about the piracy.
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There is no key to widely disseminate if they use public keys. The only way copyright holders would be able to decrypt the distributed movies/games etc would be if they or a company working for them obtain membership of the group.
If groups operate on a basis of only admitting new members if a founder vouches for them, or several existing members (which can be done anonymously via key signing), then it could be hard for copyright firms to get anyone into the groups and once they issue a few take-downs, the group would simply split and reform with a new web of trust.
However, all said and done, as mentioned in my above post, without suitable software support and even with it, groups will likely have to remain small to avoid someone getting in who shouldn't and take-downs ensuing. That may help keep piracy at existing levels or inline with in person sharing.
I don't see it causing any more harm than existing piracy methods do.