<human>: Hi all,

Awhile back I made a search for a solutions manual to a textbook I've been using for the semester. I searched several online websites and was unable to find one. So, I went ahead and went to kat.ph and, sure enough, there it was. I had it morally justified in my mind that using this solution manual was alright, so I went ahead and started seeding. Had it downloaded in a few minutes and I've been using it since.

Lately I've been looking into what I want to do after I graduate... and I noticed that the CIA has internship positions available for undergraduate students. I thought, hey, why not apply and see? The job descriptions for a few of the positions seemed to fit my area of expertise pretty well. I did a little research, and realized that they do a thorough check on your past.

Whether or not they'd come across my torrenting the textbook solutions is irrelevant. I'd want to come out and say to them that "I have never torrented anything illegally."

Maybe I'm worrying about this and it isn't even that big of a deal. Maybe I'll never get that internship. But I'd still like to know: is it illegal to torrent material that is not available anywhere other than torrent sites?

Thanks!

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<bot>: Is it illegal to torrent materials that can't be obtained elsewhere (i.e. an album that is no longer for sale by the record label, textbooks that are out of print, etc.)