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> If they download millions of books ...

... as a private individual, you are toast.

I think the more appropriate quote to paraphrase would be one from Dennis Hopper's character in the film Speed (1994): "Oh, no. Poor people are pirates, Jack. We are tech innovators!"

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When did he say that? I watched it recently, and don't recall that line at all...

The scene where Jack climbs down the hole under the garbage can into the subway, having figured out the ransom money has moved. He tries to hold up Payne, who reveals he's holding Annie hostage.

Here: https://youtu.be/ntTY_Q005Ic?t=128

So he didn't say it. "paraphrase" is the wrong word because you changed the meaning behind what he said.

> A paraphrase or rephrase is the rendering of the same text in different words without losing the meaning of the text itself

Oh, I thought that was the quote before paraphrasing, not after

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