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Originally Posted by HarryT
Yes, I think that most of us knew damn well what you meant.
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I knew exactly what he meant, that's not the point. Many people think that downloading material without permission is illegal, but is that true?
As I said previously, pick a random link on the internet and click on it. There's a high probability that you just downloaded something copyrighted. Are you in violation of the law? Was the site you just downloaded from authorized by the copyright holder? Do you even know who the copyright holder is?
Secondly, when a customer buys an ebook from Amazon, who has to obtain permission from the Publisher? Amazon or the customer?
Most people get so tied up in the P2P/torrent scenario, and the connotations that go along with it, that they completely forget that this is a MUCH larger issue than the obvious cases.