This seems as good a time as any to gather some info on what is or is not legal in P2P land.
http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1054The law is a complex subject, and the added complications of intellectual property rights and technology such as P2P conspire to make it even more difficult for anyone to know exactly where they stand. Especially given the media’s tendency to sensationalise the very limited action being taken against those few who have actually been caught filesharing.
This article is not intended to constitute a definitive guide to the law; it is intended only as a primer to help readers generally understand what is going on, and the facts underlying the sensationalistic coverage that filesharing has recently been getting in the media. The issues referred to within are geographically specific (generally USA/UK) and intended to refer to those filesharing copyrighted material for domestic purposes only.
I think this is a worthwhile read.
.. now to the legal message regarding our sites simple policy.
Whilst we do not encourage trading of copyrighted material we can see many claims that some sharing of it does take place, being aware of your rights and responsibilities is an important aspect of being part of the network as only you are responsible for your activities, this sites policy is that we respect your decision to decided for yourself what to share whilst you use the network as the law globally is not the same in all lands regrding what is or is not legal.
