It's a LAW. You cannot take someone else's work and post it, it's ILLEGAL. You should really check it out because if you're going to continue to post pirated work you could get into a lot of trouble. It's not dumb, I spend months writing, it's my career, how I support my family. NO ONE has a right to take that. You're not being a good person, you're taking money away from hard working authors, you're stealing, it's theft. Don't do it.
UK copyright punishment:
'Upon conviction in the magistrates court the maximum term of incarceration in the UK for copyright infringement is 6 months and/or a "level five" fine of £5,000. Upon conviction in the Crown court the maximum term of incarceration in the UK for physical copyright infringement is 10 years and/or an "unlimited" fine.'
US punishment: 'Willful copyright infringement can also result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense.'