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Posted by Anonymous on 10/17/58 11:26
"Karrde" <karrde_smuggler_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4323de30_3@x-privat.org...
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> "Anonymous" <none> wrote in message
> news:JNSdnSsxw7vjxL7eRVn-vw@comcast.com...
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>> "B-Hate-Me" <BHateMe@home> wrote in message
>> news:AeidnSj-lv9Ry77eRVn-1w@comcast.com...
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>>> "Nate" <thejedi@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:pdCUe.1652$vQ3.154@trnddc08...
>>>> Does any one have a copy of the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith movie
>>>> without a counter display? Every copy i've downloaded so far is just
>>>> the same file with a different name and it has something like:
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>>> You realize that you've just admitted to committing a felony
>>> on a global newsgroup......Right?
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>> copyright infringement is not a felony. you can be sued, but it is not
>> illegal.
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> Just because it's not a felony doesn't mean it's not illegal. At the very
> least, it's a shitty thing to do. I've heard all of the attempts to
> justify it, but it's still stealing.
stealing involves a person taking physical property that belongs to someone
else. copyright infringment is completely different. it is criminal only
if it is for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain; or
if there is a total retail value of more than $1,000 in a 180 day-period.
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#506
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