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Really? How is hosting an MD5 hash (but not the file) for the purpose of enabling file sharing any different from hosting a tracker (but not the file) for the purpose of enabling file sharing?

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It has other uses like verifying file integrity.

IANAL, but I don't think "has other uses" is the legal standard you need to worry about.

Theoretically, sure. Might be an effort persuading a judge of that.

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