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I don't really have a problem with pirating. I know it's illegal, I just don't care. If the country where I live doesn't do something to punish me for downloading something, I'll probably never change my mind.
But I can say a few things that I noticed from downloading movies.
1. I still go to the cinema, and I still watch TV.
2. I download movies that I consider so bad that I wouldn't pay to see.
3. I get the opportunity to see older films.
4. After the initial reaction (years ago) of "this is great, I can see the new movie while idiots pay to see it at the cinema" followed closely by "webcams give horrible picture and sound, I'll wait for the dvdrip" everybody waits for the better quality.
5. I ended up downloading mostly old TV shows that were on TV and I enjoyed.
And I know that there are ebooks that I could easily download without paying, but so far I still buy pbooks. As I'm waiting for my first eink ereader (which might get me hooked on ebooks) I'm mostly thinking about all the nice classical books that I can legally get for free.
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