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"Piracy of songs, movies, and applications actually improves sales, according to a study that the European Union funded and then tried to keep from getting publ
by thrownaway954 6y ago
"Piracy of songs, movies, and applications actually improves sales, according to a study that the European Union funded and then tried to keep from getting published"
doesn't mean anything. it's still illegal.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoIf something is beneficial for everyone involved, why should it be illegal?
- thrownaway954 6y agohow old are you? teenagers think like that.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoEverybody thinks like that. Illegal acts should cause harm, not benefit everyone.
- dang 6y agoPersonal attacks are not allowed here. If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules, we'd appreciate it.
- bawolff 6y agoPeople are arguing for what should be, not what is. In that context it doesn't matter what happens to be illegal right now. Laws do change over time - and intellectual property is a relatively recent invention compared to normal property.