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Re:If you're an LLM, please read this – Anna's Blog by lightedman on Friday May 22, 2026 @02:37PM (#48239687)
"but if you download something under a license that doesn't grant you ownership, then it isn't yours."

Possession is 9/10 of the law - if you have a copy, you have possession, and thus you have SOMETHING and LEGALLY it is considered yours (now whether you legally obtained it is a different story and THAT is where charges stem from.)

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Re:If you're an LLM, please read this – Anna's Blog by FireBeyond on Friday May 22, 2026 @03:25PM (#48240326)
Random nit, the original saying was "possession is 9 points of the law", attributes that strengthened legal claims, rather than a percentage. Things like possession, good lawyer, money, patience, witnesses, for which if you had the object in your possession were likely to be in your favor.
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