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Old 08-04-2009, 01:19 PM
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Re: The beginning of the end for P2Ps/Torrent Sites?
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Originally Posted by Sean View Post
No, I won't, because the word "stealing" is appropriate and applicable from my perspective as a professional artist who has had his work taken and not paid for (ie "stolen"). But thanks for offering up the link to the Scott Adam's page that totally supports my points about how illegal file downloading being a victimless crime is a fundamentally flawed argument.
Yes, and if you go 1 mph over the speed limit, you have broken the law and are a criminal. I guess you can bend it anyway you want. Equating copyright infringment with shoplifting is like equating speeding with assault; technically they're both crimes.