@starrigger: Whilst your post is quite reasonable I do take issue with one point.
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Originally Posted by starrigger
Every time an individual wakes up to, or is educated to, the fact that supporting piracy is tantamount to stealing, that's a success story.
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The breach of copyright is not tantamount to stealing (as much as this has been promoted by certain parties*). I find the procreation of this statement unhelpful to the discussion, and just a sloppy use of terms. "Piracy" another unhelpful word as used in this discussion is about digital goods which are distinct and different from physical goods, and the laws that protect such things.
*Here’s a funny spoof of the FBI Warnings on DVD's by the IT Crowd that helps make light of this point in a humorous way;