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In Portugal there is an exception for copying copyrighted material for personal and noncommercial purposes.

The lobby does try to twist the letter of the law to serve their interest, but it is legal

The Portuguese exemption only applies to copyrighted media where the person doing the copying is doing it from a copy that they already owned and obtained legally, it in no way permits you to stream or torrent content from the internet.

It's not that clear cut. Such restriction to self owned content is not in the law at all, but is frequently raised by pro-copyright proponents as an interpretation.

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