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Originally Posted by Jules76
Just to clarify, Bittorrent is NOT illegal, it's what people are downloading using bittorrent which is. Bittorrent is just another download protocol (and a good one at that) which has been hijacked by pirates and unfortunately gets painted with the same brush.
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Yes, you are correct, and I realised the error in my prior post after I'd submitted it. Using bittorent to download pirated movies and music is illegal. Using bittorent to download legitimate items (as an example, Linux ISOs) is perfectly legal. That said, I guarantee that 99% of torrenting is involved with illegal items.
And - there are strong pushes from the RIAA/MPAA and their lackeys in the US to make bittorent illegal. If that happens, it'll almost certainly filter to Australia.
Dave