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Is it permissible to transfer pirated programs to a personal account on an upload site and then download them from the same account for the purpose of profit, knowing that there is a need to use these programs and that they are large in size?

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It is not permissible to copy programs and books except with the permission of their owners, because intellectual property rights are protected. As for circumventing upload sites, it is not permissible. It is permissible to receive a fee for uploading what is permissible to upload, according to the agreement with the site's authority. It is not permissible to receive a fee for uploading forbidden things or what is not permissible to upload because it is owned by another party that has not authorized its upload. It is also permissible to pass your private items on upload sites and receive a fee for them, provided there is no circumvention or breach of contract terms in doing so.

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