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Originally Posted by HarryT
That's the viewpoint that the quoted article takes, but it's one that I strongly disagree with, I'm afraid.
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On moral grounds, sure. On practical grounds, not so much. If I *can't* buy something, there is no way my pirating can cost the legal owner any missed income (assuming we're talking about bits and not actual physical goods).
This changes, of course, as soon there is a legal way for me to buy it, but the example of someone who actually can't buy an item copying it illegally is as close to a victimless crime as I can think of.
But that's
