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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ProfessorCirno" data-source="post: 4747663" data-attributes="member: 65637">Counterfeiting isn't pirating, though.  You're also confusing the idea of "liking a product" with "Absolutely loving the product and having your laptop desktop be a picture of, say, Chris Avellone."  And again, the puddle of what is and isn't pirating is a very muddy one.I have, let's say, the PHB2.  The others at my table don't.  I let them use it while we play.  Is there pirating going on?  More so, would any of you at this website tell your other group members "No, you can't use this book.  Not until you've bought it.  Only I'm allowed to use it."I have a LOT of books they don't.  I let them use it while we play.  Is it pirating now?I let them borrow the books when we aren't playing because they're interested.  How about now?  Piracy?Replace books with pdfs.  Are any of those steps now (or no longer) piracy?I put the pdfs on a website so they access them easier.I compile the various feats, spells, classes, abilities, paragon paths, etc, onto one pdf.I let others use that pdf.I let others borrow that pdf.I put that pdf on a website.  It's probably the most insanely useful thing in all of existance.  I tell only my group.And now things get tricky.  Take any of the above examples regarding the pdf or pdfs and add "Other people find out about it and download it as well."Am I a nasty, dirty pirate?Counterfeiting and piracy are drastically different things.  You should know not to try and compare them.  I see your strawman, and refuse it.</blockquote>

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