I don't realy like your analogy. If saying that "Bob sells stolen watches at the corner" is equivalent to linking to a page, then linking directly to the file would be something like saying "Bob sells stolen watches at the corner, he has the one you want in his left pocket."
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I don't realy like your analogy. If saying that "Bob sells stolen watches at the corner" is equivalent to linking to a page, then linking directly to the file would be something like saying "Bob sells stolen watches at the corner, he has the one you want in his left pocket."