Comment by dbetteridge
14 days ago
Torrents are legal?
Seeding is often considered the actual point of infringement, aka sharing copyrighted material without the right licence.
I should note I suppose that I don't agree with companies using artists or developers hard work for their own financial gain without compensation, whatever form that may take.
The problem as usual is the availability of legal loopholes when you have a team of lawyers and near infinite money.
It really depends the country, downloading a Hollywood movie via torrent is itself illegal in a lot of countries. The only exception I’m aware of is Switzerland
You're right I was thinking of civil vs criminal penalties.
Personal downloading is generally only a civil violation, requiring the rights holder to sue you for reparations.