Re: A letter for Mr. Darl McBride - personal use

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Subject: Re: A letter for Mr. Darl McBride - personal use
From: John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 10:49:19 -0600
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.1040204030246.26166A-100000@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com> (Alvin Oga's message of "Wed, 4 Feb 2004 03:06:10 -0800 (PST)")
References: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.1040204030246.26166A-100000@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com>

Alvin writes:
> B should get sued/dumped into legal bills to bail out of for "receipt of
> stolen property"

Copyright infringement is not theft.  Possession of an unauthorized copy is
not copyright infringement.  B could be sued for contributory infringement
only if he knew that the copy he purchased was unauthorized.  If he
purchased it innocently he is safe and can keep it.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin

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