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Originally Posted by HarryT
People usually grow out of the attitude that "I have a right to get anything I want for free" when they start having to make a living for themselves. In my experience, it's a predominantly teenage thing.
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People's principles and stands on copyright and piracy have NOTHING to do with either their age or their source of income, at least if one is truthfull. Principles are a matter of one's world views. To say that anyone who considers copying digital files not to be theft is teenage and not making a living for themselves is absolutely ridiculous. There are adult software developers who believe in not forcing people to pay for software unless they want to (donate), and still make their living from that.
Don't mix age / employment status with principles / tastes / views. From what I've seen here it's more of a cultural thing, as the staunchest supporters of copyright here seem to be Americans.
And when you say someone's principle is not their principle but merely an effect of them being immature and unemployed you're calling them a liar and insulting them.
And if people making such statements are suspected of basically being liars with alterior motives, then why not suspect everyone else ? How about we suspect everyone on this forum who is against piracy of being a payed agent of the RIAA ?
I think we should presume people really MEAN what they say (and have no alterior motives / causes to say it) until proven otherwise.