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On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 11:22 PM, Michael Orlitzky <mjo@g.o> wrote: |
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> "Uploading is copying. Downloading is also copying. Unauthorized copying |
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> is an unauthorized use that is governed by the copyright laws. |
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> Therefore, unauthorized uploading and unauthorized downloading are |
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> unauthorized uses governed by the copyright laws...." |
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> http://cases.justia.com/ohio/supreme-court-of-ohio/1998-ohio-422.pdf?ts=1396139663 |
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The party in this case was also uploading files, and it seems to me |
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that the mention of downloading was made in conjunction with him being |
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the uploader. The downloading side of this argument was never really |
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litigated on its own since it would be moot to the infringement claim |
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since the party was also uploading. |
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I'd be more interested in a case where a court holds a party liable |
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for copyright infringement when the ONLY activity they took part in |
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was downloading a copyrighted work. I've yet to hear of a copyright |
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holder even pursing such a case. |
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Rich |
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