Posted by anthonyberet on 09/17/05 00:17

khobar wrote:
> "anthonyberet" <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in message
> news:3om1pqF6hj27U1@individual.net...
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>>Karrde wrote:
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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...
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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
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> the
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>>>>>>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?
>>>>
>>>>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
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> very
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>>>least, it's a shitty thing to do. I've heard all of the attempts to
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> justify
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>>>it, but it's still stealing.
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>>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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> Please post the legal definition of stealing.
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In which jurisdiction?

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