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Originally Posted by MrBlueSky
You can't get busted for downloading — only uploading.
My point was, that you can't know just exactly WHO, is the uploader, whether the file is creative commons or not or even whether the book is a virally released promotional copy by the publisher/author themselves.
And no, it's not my job to 'research' each and every link on the internet for authenticity. The whole point of the internet is to instantly access information at the click of a button.
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But if you come across the latest Stieg Larsson or the complete Barry Trotter witches and wizards nonsense on Rapidshare - or worse, use a search engine to actively find the latest Stieg Larsson or the complete Barry Trotter witches and wizards nonsense on Rapidshare - and then download it, what is your view of the legal and moral status of that action? Can your action be justified on the grounds that it just might be the case that the publisher has put the files on Rapidshare as some kind of viral marketing campaign?