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Posted by anthonyberet on 10/02/42 11:26
Karrde wrote:
> "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...
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>>>>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:
>>>
>>>You realize that you've just admitted to committing a felony
>>>on a global newsgroup......Right?
>>
>>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.
>
OH, FFS! - When is this old chestnut going to be put to bed?
- It is *not* stealing. The legal definition of stealing is quite
specific, and does not apply to copyright infringement.
You may personally think it is morally equivalent to stealing, but it is
quite untrue to say it *is* stealing.
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