Exactly, my comment was partly what hardcore said, but also the way you stated it it was like you were refering to specifically new p2p protocols where downloaders also upload. sure if no one up loads it to an ftp site no one can download it. but with stuff like bittorrent, if i have a torrent open, and people know about it, and can get the torrent and connect to it, but no one ever does ive not uploaded anything...so unless someone downloads it from me, ive never uploaded anything and therefore havent done anything wrong. but if some mpaa goon comes along and downloads it from me now ive broken the law but according to you they havent (though in this case since they work for mpaa they arent really breaking a law) but had they not have downloaded it, i wouldnt have been uploading it...do you see my point here

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norinradd the country it takes place in doesnt really affect the legality of it. and by hardcores comment, and the discussion i think its safe to assume he meant illegal drugs, i dont think he meant the eye drops my doctor prescribed to me yesterday, or the claritin i take for my allergies should bring me under prosecution, that would be obsurd.

the point is that ok, even though the downloader or buyer wouldnt be breaking the law if the uploader or seller didnt exist, the downloader/buyer is still breaking the law. Just because you can get an illegal substance doesnt make it legal to do so. i think thats where the 'get real' comment came from.

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