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Old 02-08-2008, 02:56 PM   #113 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by silent_jay
Is it not illegal to download copyrighted materials? Illegal doesn't necessarily mean a criminal offense has taken place, the matter would be handled with civil suit instead. Think HTA is speeding a criminal offense? Is speeding legal?
Changed 1 word. Otherwise, it's like you've turned into ratbastid and I'm just nodding along.

I've never heard of anyone arrested for copyright infringement or serving time for it. I think that this is just a case of sloppy language (the OP) being interpreted by a bunch of precise people (us).
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