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Just because breaking copyright in some countries is not a criminal offense does not make it O.K. In South Africa in the not too distant past it was not a criminal offense to discriminate against people who were not of European decent. It was still obviously morally reprehensible.
Stealing is taking what is not offered. It hurts the person who had something taken from him that did not offer it. The wealth of the person that had something stolen is irrelevant. So is the morality of the person who had something stolen. The person who steals harms there own morality. All that harm for something that is wanted or desired but not needed. It is not like we are talking about hungry people taking food. We are talking about the planets most affluent, as those who have access to computers are, risking their morality and others source of income because of an inflated sense of entltlement to even more non critical consumer entertainment.
Sorry for the little rant but I see people starving on the way to work and then listen to wealthy people justifying why they should not have to pay for even luxury items. Makes me mad.
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