[pjc50]

Whether people are liable is a question for the courts, and I suspect they simply look through the tech and ask "do you end up with a copy of the work?"

(unless you're an AI company, in which case you can copy the whole internet just fine)

[amelius]

But that's an unsolvable question. Just like when A is caught on camera stealing a diamond, but A turns out to have an identical twin B. So the prosecutor can't do anything.

[crustaceansoup]

And you could say the same is true if you lost an AES key. But if they can establish a chain of evidence that shows (to whatever degree the court you're in requires) that it does contain the work, you've lost.

How many ways could they do this? Could they note in court that they found you getting your copy from a "super secure no liability legal loophole" piracy service? Could they just get B's side, whether through subpoena or whatever mechanism you have to communicate with B? (You must, since your file is "just noise" and useless to you as it is)

[AlienRobot]

It's an unsolvable question if you assume the judge is a moron.