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Originally Posted by Sparrow
My hypothetical scenario involves a visually impaired person who can't read any commercially available printed versions.
They buy an eVersion, and use it to print off an illegal copy in a huge font that they can read.
The problem is, I can't decide if they should get five years or ten.  |
According to U.S. Federal law, a visually impaired person is within their right to alter a document in a format they cannot use, into a document they can use, with perfectly legal equipment. Besides, since they bought the original, that constitutes fair use. No jail time for them.
Luckily for you, no judge will throw you in jail for sarcasm.
Okay, here's one for you: J.K. Rowling's dog manages to get in its mouth a copy of HP7 on CD. He trots out of her house, over to mine, and buries the CD in my flower garden.
Do I euthanize the dog for not understanding property boundaries, arrest the dog catcher for not stopping him, or just shoot J.K. Rowling for not having enough sense to own a cat?
(Multiple choice is permissible.)