If people only served up a fraction of a copyrighted work(song/movie/picture), does the copyright apply? I'm not condoning illegal file sharing, but curious where the laws breaks down with digital media.
Classic must-read answer: <a href="http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23" rel="nofollow">http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23</a><p>My interpretation is that if it's possible for a user to download and reassemble the entire file (e.g. as in BitTorrent) and those who are serving the parts of the file know that, then the <i>intent</i> to infringe is evident.