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Is p2p illegal

Updated: 10/3/2023
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Like the Web, your browser, and the internet itself, yes it is. It's simply another way to use the network. The individual files shared on P2P, or anywhere on the Internet, may or may not be legal.

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No, peer to peer networks in themselves are not illegal, however transferring copyrighted material without consent from the copyright holder is illegal, regardless of whether it is transferred thru peer to peer networks.

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No p2p is not illegal, But what you may obtain via the p2p network could be copyrited and their fore that is illegal.

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By itself, peer-to-peer file sharing is not illegal unless the content is copyrighted.

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