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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Breaking the law is one of the ways to protest a law that isn't working as it should, or was created to encourage discrimination or oppression. And it's a legitimate, acknowledged way to do so; that's why we allow jury nullification--it's a way to say "maybe he broke the letter of the law, but I don't believe he did anything wrong."
Part of getting rid of unjust or outdated laws is refusing to follow them. That's part of how we prove that the law isn't protecting our interests anymore. That's a big part of how prohibition was eliminated, how we got unions, how we got civil rights--people refused to follow laws that were created to reinforce someone else's morals or line someone else's wallet.
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The thing is, though, that the overwhelming majority of people who break copyright law aren't doing so to make a political statement - they're just cheapskates who want to get something for nothing.