I know it's mind-boggling, but there are also a few other countries outside US and A. :)

In Sweden as an example, it's OK to share with a small group of friends[1].

[1] https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https...

Thanks unicornporn for pointing out the world is a big place. Ive got no love for RIAA or MPAA. I am a little surprised that my stance wasnt more dominant on HN. Did everybody forget the litigation against p2p sharing software and raids of PirateBay and Megaupload?

I do think that federated services will finaly set media free. But I also expect that copyright holders will try their best to kill a few servers that are big enough to catch their attention.

Arr matey