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Originally Posted by PKFFW
As mentioned above, there is implied consent when an entity is purporting to be a legitimate authority.
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From the US copyright site:
Question: I didn?t know that what I was doing could be illegal. Am I off the hook?
Answer: No. Copyright infringement actions do not require that you actually knew that the files were protected by copyright or that your use of the files violated federal law. Claims of ignorance cannot be used as a defense to direct copyright infringement, Lack of knowledge, is, however, a defense to contributory infringement. See What is contributory infringement?
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Taking the analogy of stolen property.
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Stolen property and copyright infringement have nothing to do with each other. Copyright is a strict liability, meaning it makes no difference if you didn't know it was unauthorized.