The guy had the original games so I posted a site I came across which had the adfs that he needed(never read the whole site to know if he had permission to redistribute these files or not some of us have other things in life to do!)
Yes, but Wayne and the Amiga.org staff are legally responsible for the content on Amiga.org. Posting a link to a pirate site is illegal, and puts Amiga.org in a bad situation.
Personally, I agree with you. It SHOULD be legal do download something from which you had the original. And, beyond that, I think it's sheer folly trying to enforce copyrights on files that haven't been for sale in the past 10 years, and are unlikely to ever be sold again. But that's just my personal opinion. I'm not selfish enough to risk harm to Amiga.org over it.
Amiga.org, itself, legally needs to keep a strict anti-piracy message. It's not just a good idea -- it's the law.
There ARE legal sites out there. They're doing a great job. Support them, and maybe we can find a way to LEGALLY preserve all the classics. :-)