Is it forbidden for me to listen to lectures by a specific professor via group subscription, given that a single lecture costs a sum of money that I cannot afford to pay on my own?
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The issued is that intellectual property rights are protected for their owners, and it is not permissible to infringe upon them. Therefore, if a teacher prohibits the copying and distribution of lectures to non-subscribers, it is not permissible to do so. However, some scholars permit copying for personal, non-commercial use, and there is no harm in acting upon this opinion. As for listening to a lecture at a subscriber's location without copying or distributing it, it appears there is no harm in that.
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