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Originally Posted by Catlady
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Originally Posted by Ghitulescu
You, as a buyer, don't need it. You are in the possession of the originals. It's the job of the seller to prove his copies are lawful.  |
Prove it to whom?
ETA: If the buyer has no responsibility, doesn't it logically follow that a person can download any and all torrented e-books, music, movies, etc., and claim ignorance of the provenance of such materials? |
When you download a torrent, do you gain the original copy? The distinction Ghitulescu made was that as long as you know your own copy is legal, you are not required to care, even if you know for sure, that the seller has an illegal copy.
Personally, I call that aiding and abetting -- but you are arguing against a point that was never made.