Thread: Textbook Torrents says final goodbye
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Old 10-12-2008, 02:39 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by dsuden View Post
But on this issue, parsing by any means is difficult. It doesn't work to dilute or divert blame for stolen works. The word "copyright" speaks for itself. It refers to "copy rights." If we don't have "copy rights," we have no right to make and/or keep a copy of something we have not purchased. Nor do we have the right to duplicate copyrighted materials and distribute them to others without the consent of the person owning the copyright. To do so is, by law, theft.
No, it is not. Theft is a criminal act. Copyright infringement is a civil offense. The two are not the same.
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