And Al Capone was tried for tax issues.
Just because a group was sued for thing does not mean that they are not guilty of the other. It means that the government felt like it could make a better case for one crime then another.
If you are taking something that belongs to someone else and not paying for it you are stealing. Downloading pirated works means that the Publisher and Author are not getting paid for the book. That is theft. You can call it something else if it makes you feel better about it but it is theft.
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