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Downloading it would probably not even be a crime, in the same way a journalist getting hold of confidential IP wouldn't be a crime either. They'll go after you only if parts of the code end up surfacing in competing products, or if you belong to the distribution chain that leaked it in the first place. Microsoft is traditionally pretty skilled at dealing with piracy and leaks in more sophisticated ways than "sue them all".


You do realize that technically, while you are torrenting, you also distribute, right? Because that's how torrent protocol works.


You can easily disable upload in every usual torrent client




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