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If Disney mistakenly sends you a prerelease copy of the new Star Wars, playing that in your local movie theater is still a crime.

Possession of data does not give you complete legal freedom.

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But if you have an agreement with Disney that says “if you send us a movie we will show it”, and Disney send you the wrong thing it’s Disney’s fault, not yours.

Which is what happened here.

I don't think comparisons are useful here. We are dealing with an evil corporation which we all know and it has been proven many times that it broke the law and every time gets away with it. who are you protecting?

I disagree. Just because someone does something to someone you don’t like that doesn’t mean they deserve it.

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