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Originally Posted by DustyDisks
Which is illegal, so it is a crime. snip
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I am going to be pedantic here. Legal terms should be used in a semantically correct manner. Just me - no offense intended.
Illegal means contrary to the provisions of the law. It is therefore illegal not to pay my rent in accordance with a legal agreement with the landlord. The law states clearly that absent a legal excuse, you have to pay your rent. Not doing so is illegal. As in not in accordance with the law. Which is why you can be sued by the landlord. In a court of law. But it is not a crime. I will bet that this is the situation pretty much everywhere.
Our copyright act makes most infringements a crime. So that, in S.A., downloading from the dark side is both illegal and a crime. For which you can be jailed.