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Why pirate though instead of simply not buying?
by teh 15y ago
Why pirate though instead of simply not buying?
- Zirro 15y agoBecause you want the product but don't want to support evil corporations?
- rdl 15y agoI also don't consume much, but encourage others to not buy, and if giving a bunch of 1080p rips or FLACs is what it takes to convince them, ...
- shinratdr 15y agoWhy not buy instead of simply pirating? If you don't care about the industry and would prefer in the long run to see it die always, what's the difference?
- apotheon 15y agoPirating still serves as free advertising for the labels, and gets people angry at you.
- apotheon 15y agoThis is the truly principled stand -- not because of any particular squeamishness about "piracy", but because piracy actually helps the RIAA labels to a significant degree by serving as free advertising.