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Old 08-26-2015, 02:44 PM   #73
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Well, prepare to be surprised because yes it does, except if it is for other than the person's private and domestic use (it specifically states that, hence my earlier post's use of "commercial") or, of course, it is not of criminal content e.g. child porn. To then distribute such material is not lawful.

I suspect that similar occurs in most countries in law
No, it does not. In most countries, downloading pirated material is not legal.
Did you just deliberately misquote someone?

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Well, prepare to be surprised because yes it does, except if it is for other than the person's private and domestic use (it specifically states that, hence my earlier post's use of "commercial") or, of course, it is not of criminal content e.g. child porn. To then distribute such material is not lawful.

I suspect that similar occurs in most countries in law, or in the practice of accepting reality if the law has not caught up with technology, instant worldwide communications, rapid transport around the world, etc. (the courts in most countries, including your own, would soon be completely bogged down with cases if that were not so). [...]

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