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I don't think this is a weak argument and I personally HATE that you phrased this as "the same thing" attempting to immediately skew readers' opinions. There i

I don't think this is a weak argument and I personally HATE that you phrased this as "the same thing" attempting to immediately skew readers' opinions. There isn't a great analogy that really exists, so here's a fantasy analogy: Suppose Bernie Madoff obtained new investors through advertising via billboards and word of mouth. TPB here is a direct acquaintence with Madoff and Google is the guy who owns all the billboards. Why would being closer-to-the-source make you more susceptible to prosecution if you can both legitimately claim no knowledge of wrongdoing?

paul7986 18y ago
Yes I use to raise the argument saying TPB is doing nothing wrong and blah blah blah. But, TPB would not be what it is today had it not offered a way to connect computers to download COPYRIGHTED material; new movies, CDs, software and other intangible goods the public CLAMORS for yet feels entitled to enjoy it for free because they can. I no longer use TPB or BitTorrent now there are legal streaming sites, as well as after starting up my venture. This Google argument to me would not be silly if I was able from the Google search page to click on a torrent link and up pops UTorrent or whatever to begin the download. THat's not the case here!