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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Plagiarism is a form of fraud; it's only copyright infringement if (1) the original is copy-restricted (works in the public domain can be plagiarized) and (2) the use doesn't fall within fair-use standards.
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The fair use equivalent might be if you download a torrent, read a chapter to see if you want to buy the book, and do not go beyond that unless you purchase it. Reading a whole current book is indeed like massive plagarism.
More on the shoplifting analogy later.