Posted by Karrde on 01/18/09 11:26

"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:
>>
>> 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.

--K

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