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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by jsprogrammer on Friday August 05, 2016 @08:46PM (#12236549)
You brought up the topic of ethics. I am just explaining why the argument, "sharing is illegal", sounds absurd to many people.

As you noted, copyright laws respect many legally protected activities, like sharing media and holding local displays. The law is pretty clear and I think that is why we don't see many cases about the topic.

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Re:Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine S... by nickpsecurity on Friday August 05, 2016 @09:29PM (#12236639)
" I am just explaining why the argument, "sharing is illegal", sounds absurd to many people."

Oh yeah, I can see that. Might help get the laws changed if more people realize how absurd they are. :)

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