system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why are torrents more popular than regular downloads when it comes to illegal material?
gpt
Because a "regular download" has to be hosted by a server that somebody owns. If the copyright holder complains, it takes like five minutes to find out who owns it and go knock on their door. 

With a torrent, there's no central distributor to go after. There's like a thousand or more people offering up little pieces all over the planet. Who do you go after?