You mean like Tribler? [http://www.tribler.org/] Its a decentralized torrent client with built in video player.
Form what their site says they are planning to have proxying freenet like system where no one other than you can know both what you are downloading and where you are or who is seeding what where. If that works it could be a netflix/thepiratebay killer.
Interestingly with guns if you have a concealed carry permit from state A that is accepted in state C but not in state B which you must pass through in transit between you can't be held liable for violating state B's gun laws as long as you are just passing through between point where your permit is valid. Thanks to the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, or FOPA.
It sounds to me like the best way to keep yourself safe from having your every electronic gadget taken by police would be to set it up your TOR node under some limited liability company like structure so while it would be taken down you would at least still be able to function while you fight it.