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It's all about distribution ("rozpowszechnianie"). If you download copyrighted material - the people that made it available without permision offended tha law, but you had not.

I think it's very useful distinction, and the only one that makes sense.

Also there are exceptions for short excerpts from copyrighted material, satire, etc (considered fair use).

That's why Poles were so infuriated when USA tried to enforce ACTA on us.




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