The important thing is not that piracy is good, but that the "war against piracy" is a bad thing. Just like in US drugs aren't "good" (at least they're no bett

The important thing is not that piracy is good, but that the "war against piracy" is a bad thing. Just like in US drugs aren't "good" (at least they're no better than alcohol and cigarettes) but "the war on drugs" has a pretty devastating effect on the american society without addressing any drug problem. This is the same with piracy: to fight it movie and video games studio are adding DRM that affects paying customers without preventing piracy, and to censor piracy websites (like the Pirate Bay) the government passes laws that can later be used to silence an opposant (= restrict freedom of speech).