> If it's right for artists to expect, even demand, payment for the value they provide, then piracy is wrong. > If it's alright to extract value from people's

> If it's right for artists to expect, even demand, payment for the value they provide, then piracy is wrong. > If it's alright to extract value from people's work without compensating them as long as they aren't directly impacted, piracy is OK. I think this is a good place from which to look at piracy, but you should also consider the Kafkas, van Goghs, and Dickinsons.