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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Like the book you loan from a friend? Or when you sing Happy Birthday to a child without written consent from the copyright owner? Or you listen to a song on the radio and don't purchase, immediately, the track from Itunes?
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Radio is a poor example for obvious reasons – one of which, artists are, even if indirectly, compensated for radio broadcasts.
Reading a book or singing a song, aloud, is, to my knowledge – perfectly legal.
Accessing a site such as Limewire to circumvent paying for a book or a song or a movie that is otherwise only available commercially is what it is – theft.