Comment Re:Blame Napster (Score 3, Informative) 334
On a side note I am curious how you get a hold of the torrent without a link and only a magnet file?
While it can contain a link to a tracker, most magnet links just contain a hash of the
Are sites containing strictly Magnet URIs, which I assume provide no resources for locating the tracker nor piers that would provide file, illegal or legal in the US?
It depends on how much hand-waving and bribing the MAFIAA do. Several years ago I would say that they would probably be legal, since you're not getting the file from them and the "link" to the files is very weak. Nowadays it really doesn't matter, our due process doesn't apply as long as the politicians and prosecutors are sufficiently bribed. They'll just seize your domain, block your donations, and threaten/raid your web hosts without judicial approval.