Copyright only prevents producing and distributing unlicensed copies, i.e. uploading or sharing - it does not cover viewing or downloading.

You may not agree with the law but nonetheless there is no prohibition against viewing an unauthorised copy.

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> as legal as buying a stolen tv.

Buying stolen goods is an offense in law. Buying an unauthorised copy is not.

> How is downloading not creating a copy? There was one file before you downloaded it, now there are two.

Yes, but it is not copyright infringement. Making a local copy for the purposes of viewing a web page, a picture or other digital media is not copyright infringement, this is well established by precedent.