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Originally Posted by kacir
I do not know the situation in the USA, but here, in my country (EU member) this is indeed how it works. DOWNLOADING copyrighted work is not illegal. Only distributingthe copyrighted work without consent of the copyright holder is illegal.
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Huh... to me, that's like saying it's not illegal to loot something from a broken storefront display... it's only illegal to break the window...)
This is why I really think there needs to be a set of international agreements and understandings on what, exactly, a digital work is considered, and how it should be considered under international law. Without that, I don't see how we're ever going to work out these differences and issues, which threaten to undermine any hope for a workable international digital market.
Failing that, the only other solution I see is for countries to erect digital "borders" which allow them to block specific countries from commerce. And I don't think many people want that.