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Originally Posted by jonjon42
bittorrent is legal....just the content being shared may not be. And just saying it has a lot of potential for legal uses. remember sp2? linux isos is another good use.
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That's the whole thing right there, there is nothing illegal about BT technology, just like there's nothing illegal about owning a handgun. It's what you DO with those things that defines whether or not you are using them legally or not.
BT just enables you to download flies quickly using your own bandwidth, and it works great. If you find a server that has the Matrix Trilogy in DivX format and you want to donwload it, go ahead, but know that you are stealing copyrighted material and also hurting the entire BT community who may use the technology for other activities, such as donwloading Linux ISOs or software patches, or scripts or ... whatever.
Anyway, ANY internet technology that enables file transfer will now remain a target for any group worried about copyright because any such technology will be hijacked by people who's only interest is in downloading music and movies that they did not, and do not want to, pay for.
Peace,
Pierre