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Jack to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months ago

Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding

arstechnica.com

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Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding

arstechnica.com

Jack to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months ago
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Meta’s copyright defense may hinge on court ignorance of torrenting terminology.
  • @latenightnoir@lemmy.world
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    134•3 months ago

    So, piracy is legal if you don’t distribute? What the fuck is Zuck smoking?

    • @Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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      15•3 months ago

      Elitism. He is of the belief that he is better than you, and doesn’t live in the same world as you.

    • @regrub@lemmy.world
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      6•3 months ago

      And the copyright owners have no problem with them profiting from derived works that were made using pirated content?

      • Rain World: Slugcat Game
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        2•3 months ago

        you can download it, but you can’t use it. so restrictive :(

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