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tptacek
on Dec 13, 2010
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Author Slams eBook Piracy, Son Outs Her As a Music...
The economic harm caused by both actions is analogous; "printing" goods is basically a more sophisticated way of counterfeiting them.
nitrogen
on Dec 13, 2010
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Counterfeiting implies the intent to deceive the customer. I'm not counterfeiting when I burn a copy of legal music to put in my car's CD changer. If I made many copies and sold them at a flea market, that would be counterfeiting.
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