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Old 09-25-2019, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by JoelJohnson View Post
Speeding doesn't affect Ford's bottom line, watching Amazon shows without paying for them affects theirs.
The law does not care if Amazons bottom line is affected or not. This is NOT a Tort law where one must show damages to have standing to sue.

The law is the copyright law and it is illegal and punishable by up to $25,000 per incident to copy, distribute or view movies and tv shows without paying for them.

As a professional photographer many people believe that once they pay me for the prints they get they can do what ever they want with them. That is NOT true. I own the copyright, (Amazon owns the copyright on their productions/creations). If someone. copies or even displays publicly a photograph I sold them - I can and do sue for breach of copyright.

Whether or not it is "worth it"' is another question entirely, but make no mistake it is stealing and immoral.
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