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I'll also make the audacious claim that if one really thinks that software/recordings/books should be free, the right thing to do is to follow Richard Stallman's example by producing one's own freely sharable items and encouraging others to do likewise. Pirating copyrighted materials actually inhibits the production of low cost alternatives to the expensive "name brands" and reduces the negative consequences of overly restrictive licensing practices.

It might not be theft, in the same way that stealing an automobile is, but misappropriating copyrighted materials both illegal and morally dubious. It's also, for the reasons mentioned above, counterproductive. Much better to develop alternatives, though it's a lot more work.
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Agree in full  John L. Ries | 04/04/08
Reservation  John L. Ries | 04/05/08
At least their name says it all  bmgoodman | 04/04/08
You are right  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Strike two  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/04/08
Exactly...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
The Mind of John Carroll  Arthas | 04/04/08
The thing is...  John L. Ries | 04/04/08
Go build your own OS  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Bread and Butter  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/04/08
I used to pirate all the time  AbbydonKrafts | 04/04/08
It;s wrong. PERIOD.  ye | 04/04/08
There is a loss...  John L. Ries | 04/04/08
The only loss..  AbbydonKrafts | 04/04/08
Total loss for closed source  John L. Ries | 04/04/08
That depends on who you ask....  James T. Kirk | 04/04/08
Then...  John L. Ries | 04/04/08
The loss is exactly what the material would have sold for.  ye | 04/04/08
Who says I'm justifying it?  John L. Ries | 04/04/08
Read it again  AbbydonKrafts | 04/04/08
That what you are saying with  ye | 04/04/08
I normally agree with your posts ye,  wolf_z | 04/19/08
Intellectual property is different  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
I disagree  ye | 04/04/08
Why, then, aren't patents?  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Copyright and patent are different  wolf_z | 04/19/08
im so sick of that story  Quebec-french | 04/04/08
You too, it would seem  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Sorry John you got it all wrong ( its may be my fault )  Quebec-french | 04/04/08
I attended...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/07/08
Ho great you have been to U-Laval  Quebec-french | 04/07/08
Textbook Parallel  motzy | 04/04/08
A bit confused  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
digital copy  Voodoo187 | 04/04/08
Yes, but...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/04/08
Even if Metallica did object...  John L. Ries | 04/04/08
THEIR media  Voodoo187 | 04/04/08
Until...  John Le'Brecage | 04/04/08
Just a thought...  John Le'Brecage | 04/04/08
Of course  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 04/07/08
Piracy hurts everyone.  gene_fitz@... | 04/05/08
Agree in part  John L. Ries | 04/05/08
Re: Invinciple ignorance and the Pirates Bay  dave.leigh@... | 04/07/08
Playing Devil's Advocate  wolf_z | 04/19/08

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