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Originally Posted by HarryT
I see your point, but I honestly think that the downloaders are just as guilty as the uploaders. I very strongly suspect that the overwhelming majority of people who download illegal eBooks from BT, Usenet, etc, know jolly well that what they're doing is illegal.
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Both party's are guilty of breaking the law if they know the books are copyrighted. When you buy a book and look, there will be a copyright warning printed in it, giving legal use of that book in the form it was bought in. That copy can be resold or given away.
These arguments are like the old "Chicken and Egg" rationalizations.
The uploading and downloading of copyrighted material for mass distribution is illegal unless you own the copyright.
IMHO!