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It would still be infringing to bring a copy into some countries from Ethiopia. UK doesn't have fair use, for example.


Yes, but on the internet someone in the UK can just get a connection to some server in Ethiopia hosting this vast treasure trove of works. So maybe not de jure, but probably de facto.

Edit: And maybe it is de jure too for those on a ship on the high seas?


Oh sure, you can, it's tortuous though.

Pirate radio worked, but listeners don't make a copy, ... it's a good question, I think if you fixed the work long enough to read/watch a text/video then it would be considered to be at least contributory infringement.




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