with torrents, only use private trackers , not public ones. reduce your risk of getting caught.
you can disable uploads, but you can't on most if not all p2p programs disable uploading to others the file your currently downloading.
rapidshare

not get caught

they have logs of everything you downloaded

, also rapidshare has lost a few court cases, so it will not be long before they have to hand over all the logs of everything you ever downloaded to a court.
but password protected zip files on rapidshare or similar is the

to go, as scouser keith has said your not distributing the warez.
the lady in the court case, was offered a deal before she went to court to pay i think it was $3000-$4000 usd but she refused, single mother so fine her $4000 or $4,000,000 she hasn;t the money to pay
