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Originally Posted by AndyCalling
Oh no, you don't get away with falsely accusing people of criminality that easily.
Whatever your view is, whatever your or my ethical position is, downloading copyrighted material is still not illegal. Criminal law has nothing to do with it. You might just about say it is illicit (though since the advent of tape recorders that is debatable), but it is certainly not illegal. You can pretend all you like, but it won't make it so. This is not a point of view, it is the current state of the law in this country. It has been discussed to death all over the internet so you know it, I know it, we all know it.
Why then would you come on to a forum and claim otherwise, accusing people of criminality when you know your claims have no foundation, knowing it will just wind people up? Are you saying it is not for trolling purposes? If so please explain your reasoning, since you're so fond of reasoned discussion.
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I am not a legal expert, I was under the impression that downloading copyrighted material without paying for it was illegal under the terms of copyright infringement. However if that impression is incorrect then I stand corrected.