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Re:Pornhub Bypasses Ad Blockers with WebSockets by bduerst on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @09:45PM (#12860965)
You aren't entitled to consume copyrighted content any way you wish if you haven't paid a fair return for it.

For example, you can flip through a book if you want to, because it's already been paid for.

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Re:Pornhub Bypasses Ad Blockers with WebSockets by kelnos on Thursday November 03, 2016 @03:09PM (#12866988)
That is completely incorrect; copyright has nothing to do with payment.

Copyright is about distribution and nothing else. It allows a copyright holder to decide if, when, and how his/her work is distributed (which might be payment-free!). It does not govern what you do with the work once you've obtained it, as long as you do not try to redistribute.

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