Assuming no VPN is being used, to get your IP while you are seeding, they would need to be connected and downloading. When downloading a torrent you are also sharing the parts you have already downloaded with other torrent users. The agent of the copyright holder has to give the copyrighted material away for free in order to see the IP address of the seeders. By giving it away for free while in the employ of the copyright holder, they are authorizing the sharing of the material.
jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Is this true? You actually have to seed in order to download?
The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Download something and look at the columns in the torrent client. You will see download and upload speeds. While you are downloading, you are also sharing the same file with others who are downloading it.
jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
hm, if you set your seed ratio to 0, maybe not though
The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Never tried that. I will look for that setting and see what it does next time I need to download something.