CODEWITHSUNDEEP
webrtcsharing
user6121963
user6121963

Reputation:

File sharing with webrtc legality?

If I only open a data channel directly between clients using webrtc in my webpage, then allow clients to share information on what files they have available and further share files through the data channel, can I be prosecuted in any way for allowing the sharing of illegal content? While the illegally shared files will show directly on my webpage, the source of this will not be from the server hosting the js files, but rather from other clients once the data channel is opened between them

Upvotes: 1

Views: 134

Answers (1)

barathz
barathz

Reputation: 394

I think you can be accused of promoting a channel to facilitate the transfer of illegal content... Also, as you should know, WebRTC is not always peer to peer: TURN servers are used to relay traffic if direct (peer to peer) connection fails. So technically, if you own a TURN server, illegal content would be part of the traffic of your server.

Upvotes: 1

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