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Originally Posted by RawAlex
You can trade all the files you want - as long as you have the rights to them.
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Everything you were saying was pretty accurate except for this.
You cannot trade files you have the rights to unless the party on the receiving end has rights to the file as well.
You cannot share files with someone that does not have a legal right to that file (i.e. they have paid their licensing fees, own a membership as you do etc.)
Torrents are 97% theft and on the rarity, actually good for sharing.
A band can offer their music on a torrent for distribution, but a listener does not have the right to re-distribute without permission from the originator.
An artist can offer their artwork digitally reproduced, but a viewer cannot re-distribute without permission.
Theft is theft... Just because you can get away with it, doesn't make it right.