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Yes, some locales pin the crime specifically on _distribution_ of copyrighted material. Downloading or possessing aren't restricted in the same fashion.

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Its a personal use exemption: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Polish_Copyright_Law#Division...

but specifically excludes software

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Polish_Copyright_Law#Chapter_...

So is this kind of the idea of going after the dealers and not the users?

It seems like it's just a more old-school approach, based on a more centrally controlled market. If a publisher printed and distributed a book without authorization, would the buyers be liable?

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