Posted by Darth Darko on 11/04/74 11:26

Anyboy was right.. I was taking the pi$$ basicly saying I would sell him a
copy off the shelf when it came out!! Star Wars is a great franchise, I
don't always agrees with the way Lucas squeeezes cash from fans but in his
case I will pay for it.. the 30 bucks was supposed to be pounds sterling

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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.
>>
>> 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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