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Originally Posted by HarryT
It bears repeating. The criminal doesn't get to determine the value of what he's taken, and hence the appropriate level of fine. If you download movies that retail at $1000, then you have obtained $1000 of property without paying for it.
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Why? Since you cannot sell it the value is reduced. And you might nt want to show it to your friends so the value is reduced.
So it bears repeating here that you often state as trivial facts things that are not trivial and not facts.