I'm so glad there are some voices of reason here. I don't get that view either! I couldn't believe I was downvoteed for that. Seriously, guys, if someone creat

I'm so glad there are some voices of reason here. I don't get that view either! I couldn't believe I was downvoteed for that. Seriously, guys, if someone creates something that others enjoy and benefit from they can choose to keep it to themselves or distribute it. If they charge money for it they are entitled to do so and we should be lucky they've chosen to give it out at all rather than withhold it. I really honestly, seriously would like someone who disagrees to explain why I'm wrong. Forget the idealism surrounding "freedom" because that's not at issue and I probably agree with you on that. I'm talking specifically about how taking anything that costs money and distributing it freely (like torrent sites) by circumventing the creator's chosen channel and depriving him/her of their chosen fee is at all okay? I hate all this rhetoric about "evil corporations" and how everything should be free. It's okay to have that view and put it into practice yourself and with people who feel the same but why do we have to force that belief on everyone like its the One True Way? Live and let live. Some people put food on the table with the stuff they sell. Others give it freely. It's a choice. Maybe businesses do engage in price gouging and other unethical practices but that's not the issue. The issue is simply why do some feel it's okay to distribute paid content by means of piracy? In this context the definition of piracy is circumventing the chosen distribution channel in a way that deprives the original creator of the fee they would otherwise collect. EDIT: As to the downvotes, I'm beginning to believe that many people are either not understanding the issues discussed in other people's comments as they are too busy thinking up arguments against them as they read. This goes for the original posts too. I'm seeing the comments stray far from the real point of the authors and I'm talking about first replies, not replies to replies or deeper. Let's reflect on what we read before going into automatic "My views don't support this"/knee-jerk reaction mode where we shut out anything that doesn't fit our worldview. You don't have to change your mind, just make sure you at least listen to something different otherwise it's not a discussion but an echo chamber.