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Originally Posted by Shaggy
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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Now hang on a second........you chastised Bill when he linked to the FAQ page rather than the direct law. So why is it that I should accept something from the FAQ page now?
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Originally Posted by Shaggy
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.
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From dictionary.com
Analogy
A
similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.
I know stolen property and copyright are not the same and have nothing to do with each other. That is why I made an "analogy" rather than stating it is exactly the same as.
Cheers,
PKFFW