Originally Posted by gideongallery

creative common has to do with the right to modify and redistribute content.
It is designed from the ground up to be respectful of fair use rights.

understanding that means that you have to understand fair use.

torrent can be used as a back up solution (fair use) a recovery solution (fair use).

by it very nature the seeder is committing no crime (he is never giving away a single copy of the file -- only non working copies) if you recognize the fair use right of using a torrent as most effective backup solution (for non confidential data) ever invented.

having a president who understands this is good for fair use and bad for copyright nazi