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tblue37

(65,539 posts)
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 09:07 AM Jan 2018

Why NOT to download a pirated copy of "Fire and Fury" from ANYWHERE:

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“If someone downloads it, they are making another unauthorized reproduction, which is a violation,” NYU School of Law Professor Christopher Sprigman explained in an email to Law&Crime. “The damages could be up to $150,000 (this is the maximum statutory damage for willful infringement per work), plus attorneys fees.”

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Why NOT to download a pirated copy of "Fire and Fury" from ANYWHERE: (Original Post) tblue37 Jan 2018 OP
It is also a terrific mode for transmitting malware. dhol82 Jan 2018 #1
That's a more pertinent reason. OnDoutside Jan 2018 #2
THIS!!!! eShirl Jan 2018 #3
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Jan 2018 #6
True, but people are careless about malware risks when rushing to grab freebies. tblue37 Jan 2018 #11
Sorry, I dis-agree. Iam in my sixties, Ive paid for every damn record, cassette, and DVD...... Old Vet Jan 2018 #4
You didnt earn the right to someones Codeine Jan 2018 #7
Sorry, Old Vet, but you're wrong PJMcK Jan 2018 #8
Ok, i stand to be corrected. At the end of the day it is wrong............... Old Vet Jan 2018 #15
You can listen to music on Pandora Progressive dog Jan 2018 #10
I have, too. Can you send me some of your stuff, please? Dreamer Tatum Jan 2018 #21
Harlan Ellison disagrees: Aristus Jan 2018 #22
Justifying theft. Wow. Cattledog Jan 2018 #26
But information should be FREE!!!!! brooklynite Jan 2018 #5
Also, because you might be downloading malware that will cost you a lot more than one book. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #9
why would anyone trust Wikileaks not to attach malware? renate Jan 2018 #25
Meh. I wont give that right wing j.o. Wolff a penny. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2018 #12
library time i say bluestarone Jan 2018 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author LanternWaste Jan 2018 #14
Because it's STEALING. spanone Jan 2018 #16
Of course, but that won't stop someone who might be inclined to tblue37 Jan 2018 #17
well, that should be enough. spanone Jan 2018 #18
It *should* be, but the risk of malware and the risk of prosecution and tblue37 Jan 2018 #19
Yep. TomSlick Jan 2018 #28
I don't want to read it... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #20
K&R Scurrilous Jan 2018 #23
I have much better ways to spend my money 4now Jan 2018 #24
How would YOU like to write a book and publish it, then a known scumbag democratisphere Jan 2018 #27

tblue37

(65,539 posts)
11. True, but people are careless about malware risks when rushing to grab freebies.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:18 AM
Jan 2018

OTOH, the risk of losing a whole lot of money over an illegal download might impress someone who thinks it's a good idea to save a few bucks this way.

Old Vet

(2,001 posts)
4. Sorry, I dis-agree. Iam in my sixties, Ive paid for every damn record, cassette, and DVD......
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 09:23 AM
Jan 2018

Ive ever had. Now with the push a few buttons on my laptop I can enjoy a few things for free. I earned it, I paid for everything for decades. let me enjoy a view videos and songs for free.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
7. You didnt earn the right to someones
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 09:31 AM
Jan 2018

Last edited Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:22 AM - Edit history (1)

artistic or intellectual output without remuneration by dint of having paid for OTHER artistic or intellectual output in the past. That’s an utterly absurd argument.

PJMcK

(22,069 posts)
8. Sorry, Old Vet, but you're wrong
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 09:33 AM
Jan 2018

Just because you bought a car ten years ago doesn't mean you can steal one today. You haven't "earned" any right to something you don't own.

Intellectual property, such as books, music and videos are basically equal to physical property in the eyes of the law.

Did you now that copyright, patents and trademarks are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution? What you are proposing (or doing) is a crime , it's un-American and it's tremendously unethical.

Please reconsider your stance.

Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)
21. I have, too. Can you send me some of your stuff, please?
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 11:37 AM
Jan 2018

I paid for stuff in the past, so now I'm entitled to yours.

I'll PM you an address and list of things of yours I want.

Thanks

brooklynite

(94,974 posts)
5. But information should be FREE!!!!!
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 09:24 AM
Jan 2018

Why can't Michael Wolff just work without getting paid, like everybody else does?.....

renate

(13,776 posts)
25. why would anyone trust Wikileaks not to attach malware?
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 05:16 PM
Jan 2018

Of course they will.

I almost wonder whether Trump's minions will suffer more from this than normal people will, thinking this is a way to find out what's in the book without putting money in Wolff's pocket.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,510 posts)
12. Meh. I wont give that right wing j.o. Wolff a penny.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 10:20 AM
Jan 2018

Also, I don’t need this book to tell me what I already know. Comrade Тяцмр’s idiocy is obvious for all to see.

I don’t care if people steal the book. Better that than lining the pockets of an enemy.

Response to tblue37 (Original post)

tblue37

(65,539 posts)
19. It *should* be, but the risk of malware and the risk of prosecution and
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 11:35 AM
Jan 2018

huge fines will probably work better as a deterrent.

Wounded Bear

(58,777 posts)
20. I don't want to read it...
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 11:35 AM
Jan 2018

Is that a good enough reason? I've heard plenty enough about it. Not really interested in propping up Wolff's career or putting money in his pocket.

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
27. How would YOU like to write a book and publish it, then a known scumbag
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 05:26 PM
Jan 2018

comes along and provides downloadable access to all of your work. Yep! That's right, YOU wouldn't!! So if YOU download someone's copyrighted work without paying for it, YOU are no better than Julian Assange, the scumbag.

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