Torrenting itself is not illegal in the US, but it becomes illegal if you torrent copyrighted content. My team and I don’t condone illegal torrenting; be sure to check the rules and regulations before downloading files that are protected under copyright.

Downloading and sharing copyrighted material is illegal in the United States. There are two laws that affect torrenting and P2P activity in the US: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which is aimed at sites hosting illegal torrents and uploaders of copyrighted works.

In essence, torrenting is legal in the US and most other countries. As a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing method, torrents transfer data between “peers” without needing a central server. However, since its inception in 2001, torrents have become almost synonymous with piracy.