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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

I suppose we should just start throwing people "likely" to do crimes in prison preemptively!? That's not how anything else works. Why would it work like that here?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Likely?

    The second you illegally download copyrighted content you're committing a crime. The fact that you intend to potentially buy it at a later date doesn't matter, just like you can't leave a store with a TV and tell them "Don't worry, I promise I'll be back in two years to pay for it!"

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