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That's bunk
The amount of 'wear' is negligible, and not noticable. That's not the point of the analogy, and you know that. There doesn't need to be a victim for a crime to occur.
Posted by: Real World   Posted on: 08/26/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Hmmm, that would be the sound of the other shoe falling.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
You Can't Catch Me Bitty  itanalyst | 08/25/05
The Winner is... File Sharing over the Internet!  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
Nope, more like file sales over the internet.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
I Am All For That....Wow, For Once I Agree  itanalyst | 08/25/05
first run movie on my television, laptop etc.  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
Who's kiddin who?  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
Re: Ad driven model  sullivanjc | 08/26/05
Penny wise, pound foolish  tic swayback | 08/25/05
I download stuff because....  figgle | 08/26/05
Why did they keep logs in the first place?  Patrick Jones | 08/25/05
Bragging rights for seeders?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
(nt) You expect criminals to be bright?  d_jedi | 08/26/05
Hollywood Finally Waking Up Why They Are Losing Profits  itanalyst | 08/25/05
Umm, so why steal something that sucks?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
Then you need to define crook..  icorson1 | 08/25/05
DING DING DING DING!! WE HAVE A WINNER. BEST POST OF WEEK!!!  itanalyst | 08/25/05
Not quite  rapson | 08/25/05
The Only Difference Is...  ab@... | 08/26/05
Agreed  rapson | 08/26/05
A better analogy  Real World | 08/26/05
Good  rapson | 08/26/05
sorry, but not the same  thelemite | 08/26/05
That's bunk  Real World | 08/26/05
trying to fit a square peg into a round hole?  thelemite | 08/26/05
It will all be fine once DRM is in place  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
No I will explain it to you  osreinstall | 08/25/05
duh  Protector | 08/25/05
Wrong on all counts but 1  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
Since you know this, why download it?  osreinstall | 08/25/05
Not completely  Patrick Jones | 08/25/05
You want your happiness guarenteed. How demanding!  osreinstall | 08/25/05
Once again, not completely...  Patrick Jones | 08/26/05
You are full of crap Pat  osreinstall | 08/26/05
Get your facts straight  kuronai | 08/25/05
Linux is a lemonade stand in comparison  osreinstall | 08/25/05
Nonsense  bugmenotznet | 08/25/05
Not at all  osreinstall | 08/25/05
Water is free...but sales are booming...  figgle | 08/26/05
Maybe for the portability  osreinstall | 08/26/05
downloads  alandee4 | 08/25/05
Big crooks. little crooks, they all smell like sewage.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
Sewage? You can smell that even with your  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
Let me guess, in your little world that was funny?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
a stink for a stink..  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
FALSE  frotty | 08/26/05
DING DING DING EYETEE AND ME AGREE  Squawkbox | 08/25/05
Are you nuts???  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
Theft is Theft 2+2=4  Andromedat6 | 08/25/05
It's called infringement, not theft  thelemite | 08/26/05
semantics  frotty | 08/26/05
You would be the "catch" that gets thrown back.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
Pirates are so stupid !  realitycheck101 | 08/25/05
286 people being accused  Protector | 08/25/05
A flood starts with a drip!  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
Pirates are so stupid  twater | 08/25/05
Why Bother Going After Movie Pirates At All?  itanalyst | 08/25/05
I agree..... please accept a wage cut.  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
So sad, almost felt bad for these fools  ibabadur1 | 08/25/05
Don't care about either side  Boot_Agnostic | 08/25/05
Skipping the warnings  tic swayback | 08/25/05
Re  iwish40 | 08/25/05
Are you sure?  Patrick Jones | 08/25/05
get ready to not be able to fast forward  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
screw the MPAA and RIAA  Protector | 08/25/05
I buy CDs and DVDs  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
MPAA can they sue for timeshifting?  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
MPAA ... RIAA ... MOB  gary.douglas@... | 08/25/05
I'm confused.  GetReal-mac.com | 08/25/05
Stupoid farmers, wanting to be paid for their food.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
ridiculous  frotty | 08/26/05
"Just enough piracy"  cyber-shoplifter | 08/25/05
agreed  alandee4 | 08/25/05
Just My Thoughts  tww356 | 08/25/05
ideas  alandee4 | 08/25/05
My thinking  iwish40 | 08/25/05
You didn't think very far...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
Re.  iwish40 | 08/25/05
millions!  frotty | 08/26/05
There is no such thing as copyright theft  guest42 | 08/25/05
PLEASE  rbryinc | 08/25/05
bruce willis  frotty | 08/26/05
Buy some, download some  movie-crew | 08/26/05
Re:  iwish40 | 08/26/05
nah  frotty | 08/26/05
Ok  iwish40 | 08/26/05
Timeshifting by download illegal?  rkhalloran | 08/26/05
Timeshifting by download illegal?  some_dude | 08/26/05
downloading and uploading  frotty | 08/26/05
what a load of crap...  some_dude | 08/26/05
subjective  frotty | 08/26/05
Hollywood NOT Waking Up  lawrencehutton@... | 08/26/05
That's all true  rapson | 08/26/05
Not necessarily  frotty | 08/26/05
The ZERO SUM myth  frotty | 08/26/05
On movie content  s_gamgee | 08/28/05
THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGNG  n2swift | 08/29/05
agreed  Draiko | 06/01/06
RoflmTo!  Lori777 | 09/20/05
What has Hitler and the MPAA got in common?  MCollier | 04/18/06
Revolution, evolution, or just crime?  Draiko | 06/01/06

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