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Old 02-18-2009, 02:44 AM  
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Originally Posted by wootpr0n View Post
I think that they can use a good argument - their service is legal. They distribute torrents that don't contain copyrighted materials. They aren't checking the content of the torrents. And they are not the ones uploading the torrents. Their users are uploading torrents, and some of those torrents have legal content in them. So the pirate bay is only providing a service.
pawnshops used this theory but now most cities have strict regulations how they operate.

Why ? because despite them offering a legal service the majority of their business was stolen property.
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