Nemeski@lemm.ee to Meta@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years agoMeta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seedingarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down11cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.worldpiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comtechnology@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
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minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·2 years agothat legal argument doesn’t fly in the u.s… but if you wanna buy a ruling that says downloading isn’t piracy, go for it.
minus-squareArcka@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoWhat’s the precedent and current consensus for caselaw? I remember that Capitol v. Thomas kicked off the notion of “making available” as an infringement of the distribution right, but I haven’t followed everything that came after.
that legal argument doesn’t fly in the u.s…
but if you wanna buy a ruling that says downloading isn’t piracy, go for it.
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What’s the precedent and current consensus for caselaw? I remember that Capitol v. Thomas kicked off the notion of “making available” as an infringement of the distribution right, but I haven’t followed everything that came after.