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about the germen copyright-low: it as been altered in the past: beforehand one could try and tell he did not know the source was illegal and he might have had a chance and got away with it. But now the law reasons, the user has responsebilaty as well. If an offer seems to be quastionable, than he has to make shure, what he is downloading is legal.
Don't you think that is fair? All over the world bright people are telling the lie: but I did not know that... Well, if you are using the internet and downloading content you should inform yourself.
And about ethical or not: there are not several different ways of right. If what you do does harm to someone that is wrong. The only question is, how much effort you put into finding out if your doing is harming someone. With the internet the "others" are so convienient far away and unknown to you. So hurting them is easy to overlook. And violations of copyright does hurt people. Otherwise there won't be DRM and this discussion.
But as it is said above: other solutions have to be found. Putting nearly everybody with a computer with one leg into jail is not a god solution. Shrugging the shoulders and thinking, no one will find out about my files on my computer isn't either.
But I woun't convince anybody here, there you are right. Persons who think along the same line like myselve will agree and the others will shake there heads.
But don't stop thinking about it, maybe someone finds a way out of this problem.
Ilkyway, who has said enough to this topic and wishes everyone a good time discussing it further.
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