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Originally Posted by TheDon
Indeed.
It's complicated, and has never been tested in a court, but there is good reason to say that the act of downloading infringing works in itself is not illegal.
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I often wondered on that myself
Anytime I've read about the lawsuits and threats of law changes, the newspapers/online sites always say it's the SHARING that's illegal (i.e the upload/transmitting of copywritten material)
It doesn't actually say it's illegal to download. hehe