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by lsc 2916 days ago
How do they solve the torrent liability problem?

My understanding is that if you download something via torrent, you are also uploading/distributing, and as I understand it, that makes your liability rather higher if the content happens to be illegal - you are not just in trouble for downloading/possessing said content, but you are also in trouble for distribution of said content.

I thought this was a big part of the rise of 'tube sites' for questionable content.