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Originally Posted by FatGuy
You're completely missing the point because the PDF and .TXT files are all made downloadable by scribd. I'm not breaking any rules by downloading the PDF or .TXT files because Scribd encourages users to download the files locally.
The "Download Option" is impossible to miss if you looked at the website.
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Perhaps you should check the definition of a red herring fallacy?
The question is not if you are allowed to download the file, it is a question of whether you have a right to keep that file after your subscription to Scribd expires. Going by Scribd's terms and conditions, the answer to that question is no, you are not entitled to keep a copy of that content unless you have a valid subscription in effect. This has nothing to do with your ability to download the file while your subscription is in effect.
I agree that the people telling you that you do not have a right to keep that file in perpetuity are correct. Your argument seems to be equivalent to arguing that you should entitled to keep a copy of a library loan after the loan period expired since the library allowed you to download the file.