Comment by codedokode
6 months ago
Downloading and using pirated software in a company is fine then as long as it is not shared outside? If what you describe is legal it makes no sense to pay for software.
6 months ago
Downloading and using pirated software in a company is fine then as long as it is not shared outside? If what you describe is legal it makes no sense to pay for software.
sci-hub suddenly becomes legal if all researchers adhere to one big company, apparently.
After all, illegally downloading research papers in order to write new ones is highly transformative.
> Downloading a document is fine as long as it is not shared outside?
I've fixed your question so that it accurately represents what I said and doesn't put words in my mouth.
If I click on a link and download a document, is that illegal?
I do not know if the person has the right to distribute it or not. IANAL, but when people were getting sued by the RIAA years back, it was never about downloading, but also distribution.
As I said, IANAL, but feel free to correct me, but my understanding is that downloading a document from the internet is not illegal.
> it was never about downloading, but also distribution.
Did you mean to write "but about distribution" here?
Yes, thank you for catching that. Unfortunately, I cannot edit it now.