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<blockquote data-quote="shane" data-source="post: 38582" data-attributes="member: 593"><p><strong>Re: Does piracy matter?</strong></p><p></p><p>If I might interject an opinion here... Piracy of <em>information </em>is not piracy. In fact, it's not even strictly illegal in the US unless the information is then traded for profit. The problem lies with how the civil courts handle copyright law here, and that's largely due to special interest pressure (MPAA, RIAA.) Speaking as a citizen, the hold those two groups alone have on information in the US is unacceptable. Speaking as an artist, it's terrifying.</p><p></p><p>On a side note, I was threatened by Universal recently with a civil suit asking for about 2.5 million dollars. Or, you know, I could cease and desist my piratical actions. I think they fail to realize that 2.5mil is not something most people have to lose. I might have taken them seriously if they'd threatened to take my last cigarette or something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shane, post: 38582, member: 593"] [b]Re: Does piracy matter?[/b] If I might interject an opinion here... Piracy of [I]information [/I]is not piracy. In fact, it's not even strictly illegal in the US unless the information is then traded for profit. The problem lies with how the civil courts handle copyright law here, and that's largely due to special interest pressure (MPAA, RIAA.) Speaking as a citizen, the hold those two groups alone have on information in the US is unacceptable. Speaking as an artist, it's terrifying. On a side note, I was threatened by Universal recently with a civil suit asking for about 2.5 million dollars. Or, you know, I could cease and desist my piratical actions. I think they fail to realize that 2.5mil is not something most people have to lose. I might have taken them seriously if they'd threatened to take my last cigarette or something. [/QUOTE]
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