On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 11:22 PM, Michael Orlitzky <m...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > "Uploading is copying. Downloading is also copying. Unauthorized copying > is an unauthorized use that is governed by the copyright laws. > Therefore, unauthorized uploading and unauthorized downloading are > unauthorized uses governed by the copyright laws...." > > http://cases.justia.com/ohio/supreme-court-of-ohio/1998-ohio-422.pdf?ts=1396139663
The party in this case was also uploading files, and it seems to me that the mention of downloading was made in conjunction with him being the uploader. The downloading side of this argument was never really litigated on its own since it would be moot to the infringement claim since the party was also uploading. I'd be more interested in a case where a court holds a party liable for copyright infringement when the ONLY activity they took part in was downloading a copyrighted work. I've yet to hear of a copyright holder even pursing such a case. -- Rich
