IP, forwarded posts, and copyright infringement

[Declan McCullagh]

On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 12:22:10PM -0600, Jim Choate wrote:
> You are if you take it knowingly (can you take something unknowingly?) and
> especially if with the intent to defraud the copyright holder of their
> rights.

Oh, certainly there are such cases, such as if you're part of the
infringement. But as a general rule, my point is valid, and I'd
challenge Choate to provide a cite to the U.S. code that suggests
otherwise.

-Declan