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To the best of my knowledge, when a copyrighted work is made available for free over the Internet, it's available for free to everyone. Nobody has to prove tha
by sethg 18y ago
To the best of my knowledge, when a copyrighted work is made available for free over the Internet, it's available for free to everyone. Nobody has to prove that they are so destitute that they could not possibly afford to pay even one cent for the work before they are allowed to download it. So your hypothetical case of a child with no money downloading the book is a red herring.
- xenophanes 18y agoWhen a work is posted online, it makes possible both harmful and harmless copying. In other words, people can use it for good or bad. That's no reason not to post it. No one should use it for bad. If they do, they are responsible.