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Posted by khobar on 09/14/05 16:05
"anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
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> Karrde wrote:
> > "Anonymous" <none> wrote in message
> > news:JNSdnSsxw7vjxL7eRVn-vw@comcast.com...
> >
> >>"B-Hate-Me" <BHateMe@home> wrote in message
> >>news:AeidnSj-lv9Ry77eRVn-1w@comcast.com...
> >>
> >>>"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:
> >>>
> >>>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.
> >
> >
> > 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.
Please post the legal definition of stealing.
Paul Nixon
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