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Originally Posted by IcecreamLtDan
Just for an example, BitTorrent programs, the program itself is not illegal at all, but can be used for illegal means. I formerly worked for two rather large companies that used BitTorrent programs to distribute software and firmware updates for the machines I used to work on. For most people though, the mention of the program causes them confusion because they don't know what it is, or they think it's simply a program used to pirate software. Most people aren't even aware of it's usefullness. In bringing it up with co-workers I have now, they never even thought it could be used for legitimate purposes.
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I first learned of torrents through Project Gutenberg--you can download a few thousand books at once that way. Internet Archive also makes its public domain downloads available via torrents.