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minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·1 day agoThat’s exactly what Meta did, they torrented the full libgen database of books. If they can do it, anybody should be able to do it.
minus-squaregolden_zealot@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 day agoI like how their whole excuse to that was “WE DIDN’T SEED ANY OF IT BACK THOUGH” which arguably makes it even worse lol.
minus-squarePlasticity@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 hours agoZuck would be a hit and runner…
minus-squareAux@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·1 day agoIt doesn’t. You can download anything you want, distribution is what is illegal and criminal.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·22 hours agoDownloading is still infringement. Distribution is worse, but I don’t think it’s a criminal matter, still just civil.
minus-squareAux@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·21 hours agoMaybe in some weird countries.
minus-squarebufalo1973@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoTorrent means you download and also upload to others when you have some parts.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·1 day agoTechnically it was never illegal in the US to download copywritten content. It was illegal to distribute them. That was literally Meta’s defence in court: they didn’t seed any downloads.
minus-squareutopiah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day ago they didn’t seed any downloads So Meta, 100% leeching.
That’s exactly what Meta did, they torrented the full libgen database of books.
If they can do it, anybody should be able to do it.
I like how their whole excuse to that was “WE DIDN’T SEED ANY OF IT BACK THOUGH” which arguably makes it even worse lol.
Zuck would be a hit and runner…
It doesn’t. You can download anything you want, distribution is what is illegal and criminal.
Downloading is still infringement. Distribution is worse, but I don’t think it’s a criminal matter, still just civil.
Maybe in some weird countries.
Torrent means you download and also upload to others when you have some parts.
Technically it was never illegal in the US to download copywritten content. It was illegal to distribute them. That was literally Meta’s defence in court: they didn’t seed any downloads.
So Meta, 100% leeching.