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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
I don't see that it is a government's role to spend tax payers' money on something that only benefits one industry when that industry can easily afford to pay for it themselves. There are plenty of other industries that are not making hundreds of billions in profit every year that are a lot more deserving of government help.
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Piracy does not only affect one industry, and nor does it only affect large corporations. Book authors, software authors, film makers, TV production companies, magazine publishers (and I'm sure there are more to add to the list) - all are affected by piracy and, as we've discussed before, it's not just the large corporations who are hurt, but individuals. You appear to be suggesting that all these people, industries, and companies, should not have the protection of the law to prevent their products from being illegally copied and distributed.