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by prmoustache 1019 days ago
So you can pretend it is not clear and you don't know it is illegal then?

I promise I thought that website was legit and was offering free licences for Super Mario![1]

[1] Apparently it works with software, you can purchase licence keys of Microsoft products (OS, Office) at roughly 5% of the original price through "reputable vendors".

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Dutch courts don't accept the excuse that you don't know, you're supposed to know the law and do a bit of research in what the normal price and suppliers of goods are.

It's comparable to buying a bicycle worth 800 euro for 20 from a drug addict. Even if you don't know it's stolen, you're guilty of fencing.