Illegal files or illegal *transfer* of files? (Score 1)

Other commenters have already addressed the notion of whether a file can be legal or illegal in and of itself.

However, it seems that the article in question, and the ensuing discussion here, is confusing illegal files with illegal file transfer.

For example, while a copyright-protected music file is illegal to download in the U.S., it is perfectly legal to download in Canada.

Thus, the discussion becomes unclear as to whether we are discussing illegal files or illegal file transfers.