AO-Rated Manhunt 2 Leaked To Warez Sites

Ars Technica's Opposable Thumbs blog is reporting that an apparently 'AO' rated version of Rockstar's Manhunt 2 has made its way to warez sites across the internet. "There have been a few videos posted on YouTube that seem to come from this version of the game, which the release notes warn may be a beta version, 'so no crying if it ***** up on you.' That inspires confidence. While this scene-release is being talked about in multiple places, fansite Project Manhunt has a warning: '...remember downloading this game is only going to slimming [sic] the already slim chance of Manhunt 3 ever happening,' they tell fans."

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Re:If it IS true

[JimDaGeek]

Unfortunately it's illegal to download...

What law (in the US at least) says it is illegal to download? Copyright infringement does not happen when you download, it happens via distribution. So, if you download without uploading, I would suspect you would be a gray area of the law. While P2P may cause a user to upload as they download, switch to Usenet to get away from that issue.

Note, I am not condoning obtaining copyrighted works that you do not have permission to obtain. Just trying to point out a misconception that I see the RIAA/MPAA has convinced a lot of users that it is illegal to download. I have never heard of a case where a user was sued for only downloading a copyrighted work. All cases have been because a user was distributing a copyrighted work.