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Originally Posted by Shaggy
Please quote the part of copyright law that says anything about downloading or receiving copyrighted material. I suspect you don't actually know what the law says.
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From the US government Copyright Office -- Their summary of the law regarding downloading:
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Uploading or downloading works protected by copyright without the authority of the copyright owner is an infringement of the copyright owner's exclusive rights of reproduction and/or distribution. Anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for statutory damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and, if willful infringement is proven by the copyright owner, that amount may be increased up to $150,000 for each work infringed. In addition, an infringer of a work may also be liable for the attorney's fees incurred by the copyright owner to enforce his or her rights.
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Q.E.D. Downloading unauthorized copies of copyrighted works is illegal in the United States.
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