I am in Switzerland, and I download stuff, but I am not a pirate, I am a ghost. I am not doing anything ilegal. Here is my philosophy towards (primarily movie)

I am in Switzerland, and I download stuff, but I am not a pirate, I am a ghost. I am not doing anything ilegal. Here is my philosophy towards (primarily movie) piracy, and what piracy really is. As far I am concerned, to the eyes of the US Movie industry I am an inexistent customer: - When US movie/tv industry first releases content they only focus on the US. Consequently they discriminate (they have the right to do so) against potential non-US consumers. It takes weeks/months to get that content in Switzerland. - The imported US content, when in Switzerland is translated (French/German). I am not interested in translated content as much of the context/msg is lost in translation. I do the same with books, magazines, etc. - Given that it is practically impossible to pay for the content released in the US from Europe, and the quality (translation) of it has decreased, I am no longer a potential customer; better said, I have become a ghost. I am not being targeted/catered by this industry. The problem is not with consumers downloading content. The problem is that studios/producers, etc. have not got a business that serves these people. I do not download music, I don't need to. I have Spotify, Grooveshark and iTunes that cater my needs. I am willing to consume that content. On the other hand no company is serving my movie/TV needs, hence I am not a customer nor a pirate. I am a ghost.