This question in directed to the admin (with no disrespect but in total frustration)

I'm revisiting this thread because of a response to a question I saw in the technical section where the admin said that a sharing of a service manual is a breach of intellectual property copyrights.

I'd like to know what an end user or an independent service provider is supposed to do when a local dealer for a particular brand stonewalls someone from purchasing a service manual. Posting a question on this site has been a life saver for me but sometimes a service manual is what's needed & is unattainable.

My question is- what's the difference between this site and, say, Ebay or Amazon, which sell used manuals, books, CDs, etc, which also contain copyrighted/protected materials? They (the web sites) don't seem to worried about the general public sharing these "properties".

I am not being sarcastic but am really curious on why this double standard exists. What is the legal difference whether I buy a used manual on line, borrow one face to face or share one electronically?