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TORRENTS + DONATIONS. Is it legal?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by viceroid, Jun 19, 2009.

  1. #1
    That's the topic.

    TORRENTS + DONATIONS. Is it legal?


    What do you think?
     
    viceroid, Jun 19, 2009 IP
  2. Luq

    Luq Well-Known Member

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    'torrents' in itself pretty much symbolizes illegal, however it depends on what your torrents consist of and based on how torrents are used today i am guessing illegal.
     
    Luq, Jun 19, 2009 IP
  3. Bluman09

    Bluman09 Peon

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    I bet your torrents are not including legal stuff? Then donating would be illegal i think.
     
    Bluman09, Jun 20, 2009 IP
  4. MikeB67

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    .torrent files are not illegal so NO, this is easy to get around with a properly written disclaimer. All you really need to do is say that you collect nothing from donations that all of them go towards servers and running costs and you'll be safe. Make sure to go with a safe haven country like Holland.
     
    MikeB67, Jun 20, 2009 IP
  5. wibblet

    wibblet Banned

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    just get yourself some good offshore hosting and you're good to go you can even ask for vip membership fees with offshore hosting you're okay.
     
    wibblet, Jun 20, 2009 IP
  6. hmansfield

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    In the US offering and hosting torrent files (as it pertains to sharing and distributing files and software of copy written materials that you do not own, or have the rights to distribute or provide access to) is illegal. Everything connected with it is illegal as well in the U.S.

    Should be clear enough.

    I can't speak to what happens in other countries that don't respect copyright.
     
    hmansfield, Jun 20, 2009 IP
  7. PiracyPayback

    PiracyPayback Guest

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    As other have said, torrents in their own right are NOT illegal. For instances when they are used for piracy, we provide a service that allow users to make donations to grass-roots movements in industries affected by piracy @ http://www.piracypayback.org/payback/

    The latter is not illegal. If you're trying to send the donations to the owners of the copyright material, you may be in for a few challenges working out who is who (eg performer v label v composer) ...
     
    PiracyPayback, Nov 15, 2009 IP