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Originally Posted by Shaggy
People believe that because that's what the FUD campaign from the industry has been trying to make them believe. Yes, you are absolutely correct. If you actually read US copyright law, it is clear that the uploader is breaking the law. If you look at the cases which have been brought to court, they are always suing the uploader.
However, if the industry creates a fear campaign that cons people in to thinking that they're going to be punished if they download, then it helps cut down on filesharing without the burdens (like expense, and providing evidence) of using the legal system.
People download copyrighted material every day. If that were actually illegal, we'd all be guilty. The issue is whether the uploader was an authorized distributor. It has nothing to do with the downloader.
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Just as a point of interest and with no intention of getting into another piracy debate.
It should be remembered that when using a p2p application one is engaging in both downloading and uploading. That is the nature of "file-
sharing" programs afterall.
So whilst the burden of responsibility should indeed be on the uploader, once you begin downloading something and in turn, sharing that something, then that responsibility should fall on you as well.
Or you could go to rapihshare or any number of other hosting sites and download only.
Cheers,
PKFFW