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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm afraid you've entirely lost me, Tommy. Someone who uploads commercial books to usenet newsgroups is a criminal. That is a true statement, so yes, it is a "blanket statement" because it's true. I don't give a damn whether the law chooses to call it "theft" or "copyright infringement". To my mind, it's all theft - taking someone else's property without their permission.
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I though you talked about downloaders since you responded to a post that talked about downloading. And you know that in some countries downloading thinkg whatever it is is not illegal. So I saw your statement as a blanket legal statement in the same way that Jon's statement was a blanket legal statement. using theft for things that legally is not theft (if it is copyright infringement) is for me a bad usage and I read it as a guilt by association trick. Like calling taxes theft.