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Originally Posted by Kevin-SFBucks
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.
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Of course the listener can redistribute the file. Why on earth would a band make their album available as a torrent and not allow the downloaders to seed that file? What would be the point, exactly? Are you suggesting that only the band can seed their album?
The only reason a band would release their own album as a torrent would be for exposure and ease of distribution. In other words, they don't want a bandwidth bill. If nobody else can seed their file, then they'll be footing the entire bandwidth bill anyways. The end-user licensing agreement is a whole other ball game when you're willingly giving your stuff away, especially across a medium like bit torrent.
This thread's been great. Really interested in seeing how this anti-piracy effort pans out. Good luck.