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Oh, of course. Not saying it does need justification, but just adding the string of replies about why torrents are not equivalent to piracy.

rick888 15y ago
...you mean the ridiculous amount of people that misread my comments? I never said ALL and I never equated it to piracy. To me, because everyone is so jumpy about it..it means I'm probably correct....just sayin
- rick888 15y ago
  further making my point..thanks :-) afraid? silence the opposition
- masterzora 15y ago
  > I never said ALL and I never equated it to piracy. No, of course not. You just said nobody was going to care if patents were being infringed because they use torrents for copyright infringement. No, you never said the word "all", but you did ask why this would change anything, which would be quite strange if you were at all considering, say, Blizzard. Of course, this is before we even start to get in on your apparent conflation of the end users (who would be the ones committing copyright infringement with the software) and the developers (who would be the ones allegedly committing patent infringement). And, because it's really not worth starting another comment for it: your automatic assumption that downvotes == people trying to silence the opposition and your subsequent goading are really childish. HN is, for the most part, a sane, sensical, and mature community and it reflects poorly on everyone when you make such baseless assumptions. Have you considered reflecting on what your comment adds or detracts from the conversation? I think you'll find that it adds little while the "everyone is so jumpy about it means I'm right" comment is an inane way to curb conversation.
- nitrogen 15y ago
  To me, because everyone is so jumpy about it..it means I'm probably correct....just sayin One of the greatest mistakes one can make, in my opinion, is believing that opposition equals justification. It's the "I know I'm right because they all think I'm wrong" argument that is a favorite of nutjobs everywhere. Don't get me wrong, there are times when a small minority is more right than a large majority, but this is not one of those times.

rick888 15y ago

...you mean the ridiculous amount of people that misread my comments? I never said ALL and I never equated it to piracy. To me, because everyone is so jumpy about it..it means I'm probably correct....just sayin

rick888 15y ago
further making my point..thanks :-) afraid? silence the opposition
masterzora 15y ago
> I never said ALL and I never equated it to piracy. No, of course not. You just said nobody was going to care if patents were being infringed because they use torrents for copyright infringement. No, you never said the word "all", but you did ask why this would change anything, which would be quite strange if you were at all considering, say, Blizzard. Of course, this is before we even start to get in on your apparent conflation of the end users (who would be the ones committing copyright infringement with the software) and the developers (who would be the ones allegedly committing patent infringement). And, because it's really not worth starting another comment for it: your automatic assumption that downvotes == people trying to silence the opposition and your subsequent goading are really childish. HN is, for the most part, a sane, sensical, and mature community and it reflects poorly on everyone when you make such baseless assumptions. Have you considered reflecting on what your comment adds or detracts from the conversation? I think you'll find that it adds little while the "everyone is so jumpy about it means I'm right" comment is an inane way to curb conversation.
nitrogen 15y ago
To me, because everyone is so jumpy about it..it means I'm probably correct....just sayin One of the greatest mistakes one can make, in my opinion, is believing that opposition equals justification. It's the "I know I'm right because they all think I'm wrong" argument that is a favorite of nutjobs everywhere. Don't get me wrong, there are times when a small minority is more right than a large majority, but this is not one of those times.