Lawful Use

SwarmOtter is a neutral, general-purpose BitTorrent client. BitTorrent has substantial lawful uses, and SwarmOtter is intended for downloading, sharing, and seeding content that users have the right to access and distribute.

Appropriate examples include:

• Linux distributions officially distributed by torrent.
• Open-source project releases.
• Public-domain media.
• Open datasets.
• User-owned files.
• Organization-approved internal distribution.
• Generated local test torrents.

Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with applicable laws and the rights of content owners. SwarmOtter does not provide legal advice.

What SwarmOtter does not provide

SwarmOtter does not provide:

• Torrent indexes.
• Infringing-content search.
• Bundled copyrighted .torrent files.
• Infringing magnet links.
• Default tracker lists aimed at infringing content.
• Guidance for finding unauthorized content.

Network containment framing

VPN/NIC containment is documented as routing correctness, privacy-preserving network design, operational safety, container networking, and fail-closed behavior. It is not a feature for copyright infringement or evasion.