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Originally Posted by PKFFW
So to argue that you have complete, indisputable and total knowledge, rather than opinion, regarding the issue is rather humourous to me.
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Where have I ever said that I have complete, indisputable and total knowledge? Or are you just making that up?
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If you were to buy something from Amazon that they did not have the rights to sell you would clearly be able to claim no offence was committed because there was no intent to infringe copyright on your part.
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That is wrong. Willful and unwillful copyright infringement are BOTH violations. The only difference is in the penalties imposed. Because of that flaw, the rest of your argument becomes moot.
"Copyright infringement is what is legally referred to as a “strict liability”, meaning that even in cases where the copying of a rights holder’s work material was “unwillful”, the act of copying is still considered an infringement, and is therefore still subject to “statutory damages” and or profits from the use of the copyright."