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by logfromblammo 4098 days ago
The Internet is an information network. There are only two things you can do with it: transmit bits and receive bits.

If your local authorities recognize the right to freely speak (and freely receive speech) you cannot commit a crime online.

In the case of buying or selling contraband, the crime occurs when the contraband physically transfers possession. The network is neither necessary nor sufficient to commit the crime.