The question of whether you are doing copying for profit may affect what penalties apply, but does not determine whether you are in breach of copyright.

The legal case against the illegal file-sharing service Napster proved the point. The court found that users of that peer-to- peer service were engaged in 'commercial' copying even though no money changed hands. The key ruling of the court was that 'Napster users get for free something that they would ordinarily have to buy.' Napster, 114 F. Supp. 2d, at 912.

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