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Old 12-30-2008, 08:08 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by ErwinOtten View Post
But of course it's a deliberate act of will. But I sincerely doubt if a average 17 year old knows enough of copyright-laws (for books that is, I'm sure they all know it's illegal to download music and/or films) to know he shouldn't put a copy of 'The Hobbit' in the public domain.

But maybe you're right and I'm just naïve in that..........
I agree. I do understand that a kid could think that "it's ok to upload books, since anyone can read them for free in a library", for example.
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