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Old 10-04-2007, 03:30 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by NatCh View Post
Just because no one takes it, doesn't mean you're not trying to distribute it. Posting a file for download seems to me to demonstrate a rather indisputable intent to allow others access to it whether any one actually accessed it or not -- what exactly would that be if it's not distribution?
Actually, the "intent to distribute" argument was recently viewed skeptically by a judge in another case. The fact of the matter is that the law only penalizes actual infringement - there's no codified crime of "attempted distribution".
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