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Re:Goodbye Popcorn Time by bitwize on Saturday March 15, 2014 @04:32PM (#7406273)
If you link to unauthorized copies, you are an accessory to theft.

The fact that this is still legal is largely historical accident, and is bound to be overturned by one lawsuit or another, or Congressional loophole closing. It's still morally a crime.

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Re:Goodbye Popcorn Time by quadrangle on Saturday March 15, 2014 @08:34PM (#7407237)
No you are not. Copyright infringement is not theft.

Your claim is no more valid than saying if you tell your friend to park their car illegally, you are an accessory to fraud.

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