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> it would be like saying , since i cant afford these shoes i must fight "monopoly" by stealing them more like "these shoes are overpriced so I'm going get the

> it would be like saying , since i cant afford these shoes i must fight "monopoly" by stealing them more like "these shoes are overpriced so I'm going get the pattern and start making my own copies of them and share them with my friends". you aren't affecting someone else's possession of something when you pirate it, you are just not paying the owner for a copy. the argument is around how many of those pirated copies actually represent lost sales (and most people who've looked at the issue and aren't in some way employed by the entertainment industry think it's probably a slim percentage) as for supporting independents, while what you're saying is probably true for music, independent TV and film as a whole just haven't reached anywhere near the quality. the instances in those mediums of high quality content produced independently are still very much the exception. in music, independents have been producing as good or better than the major labels for a long time.

camus 14y ago
You just do it because it is unlikely you get caught. That's the only reason you do it ,because it is easy. If cops were watching every bit of file you were downloading and arrest you if you downloaded something illegal you would not bother downloading anything illegaly. Likewise for people that steal in shops they are confident they are not going to get caught. download illegaly === easy with next to 0 consequence , that's why people do it. When you buy a soft or a song online you dont buy an object but a license that gives you the right to listen it, if you obtain the song or the soft illegally you are violating that license , and you dont get to chose what the terms of the license is. If you dont agree with the license dont download period. Do i download things illegaly , yes, but i dont try to justify my behavior with stupid arguments to free my mind from any guilt like you do. It's illegal , be a grown up , at least acknowlegde that fact.

camus 14y ago

You just do it because it is unlikely you get caught. That's the only reason you do it ,because it is easy. If cops were watching every bit of file you were downloading and arrest you if you downloaded something illegal you would not bother downloading anything illegaly. Likewise for people that steal in shops they are confident they are not going to get caught. download illegaly === easy with next to 0 consequence , that's why people do it. When you buy a soft or a song online you dont buy an object but a license that gives you the right to listen it, if you obtain the song or the soft illegally you are violating that license , and you dont get to chose what the terms of the license is. If you dont agree with the license dont download period. Do i download things illegaly , yes, but i dont try to justify my behavior with stupid arguments to free my mind from any guilt like you do. It's illegal , be a grown up , at least acknowlegde that fact.