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Originally Posted by HarryT
You may be right, Greg, although I find it exceedingly odd that the law can prevent someone from using a photograph of their own property for a non-commercial purpose, but until the BBC request me to stop using the picture I shall assume that I am right and continue to use it.
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You do realize that this is the same argument used by those that download content, and by the torrent sites as well.
And as for the point that you made earlier:
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Originally Posted by HarryT
But that's what we're talking about, isn't it? You're right, of course, that copyright infringement isn't classed as theft at the moment. But would it help to reduce piracy if it were to be? Do you think that people who might think nothing of breaking copyright law would be put off if they knew that they were committing theft instead?
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It seems that knowing that you are doing something that is illegal isn't stopping you.