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Originally Posted by starrigger

In any case, I didn't complain about the pirates, particularly, until you asked me what I thought. I said they were stealing, which I believe is true. It is also true that I don't think about them very much, and worry about them less.

You didn't complain about the pirates, particularly, until I asked you what you thought? I wonder where I got the idea that you were talking about the people and not the sites (in bold):
First post:

Originally Posted by starrigger

For readers of the E-reads blog, there's never been any doubt how agent and E-reads founder Richard Curtis feels about ebook pirates. He doesn't like them.

Your second post:

Originally Posted by starrigger

(I don't believe for a minute that the torrent pirates give a flying *** about the writers, but the side effect of their actions may help some writers.)

Your fourth post:

Originally Posted by starrigger

For one thing it would require people to be honest about their habits, among a group who acknowledge a willingness to ignore copyright law.

Your fifth post:

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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I don't get too riled up by the pirates. Hell, I used a pirated edition of my own first novel as a source file for my own legitimate ebook release (through E-reads, as it happens).

Communication would be easier if you wouldn't refer to the torrent sites as pirates, people and individuals.

Also, I didn't ask your opinion on pirates, but your moral view on the fact that you used somebody's work to make a profit.