Configuration settings were modified "so that the smallest amount of seeding possible could occur".
  • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
    77·
    3 days ago

    If this defense is accepted by the courts it will make downloading pirated content legal for everyone.

      • radix@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        3 days ago

        The copyright industry has pushed the “making available” narrative for so long, that’s sort of become the dominant talking point. IANAL, but as an internet user, I have opinions*:

        a. That seems entirely backwards from what the law intends. “Making a copy” is done by the downloader, which is explicitly what the law is about.

        b. The industry only went the other way because it was more convenient from a litigation perspective. It’s far easier to sue one person for seeding to 100 peers than to go after the 100 individuals who downloaded from that seeder. They got a few courts to go along with the more loose interpretation to get precedent for the next and the next suit.

        * always be aware of your local copyright laws before listening to some rando online.

  • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    37·
    3 days ago

    Oh not only are you caught torrenting everything on the internet, but you’re also a leech? Talk about a piece of shit.

    Also if this holds, piracy is legal. We’ll just all switch to Usenet where you don’t need to seed!

  • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.caEnglish
    16·
    3 days ago

    It IS legal to download stuff if you don’t seed where I live. But it’s still not legal to create derived works and then claim copyright on those works.

    • Sturgist@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      It’s probably a cost-benefit calculation. Go after a mega-corp and they’ll drag it through the courts for decades and do their best to waste every penny you have. Nail the person who’s crippled, on disability, cannot afford to pay for subscriptions to view or use something, it’ll be way cheaper, and now you’re the Law and Justice people.

      Thinking about it, that’s literally just a long winded way of saying exactly the same thing, but I feel that context matters a bit.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    3 days ago

    Nothing’s illegal if you don’t get caught, LOL!

    • Meta, probably
  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    In Canada that is the law but making it publicly available through a chat bot would still be illegal