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Couldn't you say the same for embezzlement or tax fraud?

• shakna 9y ago
  Tax fraud is against the state, those funds that go towards the foundational things required by our society, such as electricity, drinking water, and access to other services. Everyone is a victim.
  • eli 9y ago
    So when you deprive government of funds everyone is a victim, but when you deprive a publisher of funds no one is a victim?
    • shakna 9y ago
      That's a false equivalence, and not the implication of my statement. If you want to read something into it, nothing mentioned in this thread is victimless. Embezzlement hurts the other employees of a company, tax fraud hurts the citizens of a nation, and piracy seems to hurt... A small group. (In fact, large companies seem to benefit from piracy in studies. Small companies can be forced to fold. Take it as you will.)