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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
It's been pointed out that *downloading* the copies may not be illegal at all--distributing them is illegal, but receiving a copy made in violation of copyright is not a crime, not even a tort.
Downloading without uploading may not be anything prosecutable.
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Maybe not yet in the US (yet being the operative word), but in France, for example, they just passed a new law: three illegal downloads and your internet connection will be cut.
It also used to be legal to bring in pirated copies of clothes and bags, etc for personal use in your luggage. Now these can just be confiscated.