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Old 02-19-2010, 03:18 PM   #75
Ben Thornton
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Originally Posted by Kevin2960 View Post
Ben, define Darknet in your orignal post, internet, subversive, underground, wrong, illegal,

admit it or not, thats what you meant !

You meant Stolen !!!!
Nope.

Illegal - often. Wrong - sometimes. Stolen - never.

Because making a copy isn't stealing.
You might say that it seems like stealing to you - but it is not, legally, stealing, and it doesn't seem like stealing to me. Even when it's wrong (i.e. wrong in my view), it's still not stealng.

Let's take a practical example.

I have a paper book.
If I scan that, use OCR, get an electronic copy for my own use - stealing?
What if a friend did that and I use their e-copy - stealing?
What if someone on-line has done that, and I use their e-copy - stealing?
In all cases, the author has been paid when I bought my paper copy.
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