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Prenda Law boss John Steele to miss 2020 Olympics... unless they show it in prison

gnasher729 Silver badge

The difference is that these guys put their own copyrighted works on the Pirate Bay with the intent that the should be downloaded. The download was _the intent_ of the copyright owner and therefore not illegal.

The same would happen if Disney would put their movies there - but not if someone else does without Disney's permission.

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