• abhibeckert@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’m mystified how it’s any different than downloading off someone’s server

    A huge difference is you actually are downloading off someone’s server - unlike torrents where you’re actively participating in the distribution of pirated material. If you ever do end up on the wrong end of a copyright case… that difference will be important.

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      3 months ago

      True, but how are these servers just willy nilly allowed to exist and not taken down?