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To: BigBobber
I've yet to hear an argument how a person who offers files to be downloaded from the Internet is any different from my local tax-funded library.

Well, I'll explain the difference to you.

The library "loans" a copyrighted CD to an individual for the individual's listening pleasure. If the individual illegally copies the loaned CD, that is strictly a violation of the law by the individual, and not by the library.

Someone who puts a copyrighted song on their computer to be "shared" knows that anyone who obtains a copy by downloading is violating the law. The "sharer" has no right to put a song out to be downloaded because he does not own the copyright. And, the song offered for download was most likely illegally downloaded from another "sharer" on the file "sharing" network. '

19 posted on 08/01/2009 9:16:23 AM PDT by Will88
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To: Will88
The library "loans" a copyrighted CD to an individual for the individual's listening pleasure. If the individual illegally copies the loaned CD, that is strictly a violation of the law by the individual, and not by the library.

Thats exactly my point. Thanks for reinforcing. The person who makes the illegal download is responsible, not the lender. In the case in question, Tannebaum is the lender library.

25 posted on 08/01/2009 9:35:43 AM PDT by BigBobber
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