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Originally Posted by HarryT
Do you think that fewer people would break the law if the law called if "theft" instead of using "cozy" words like "File Sharing", that make it sound like it's a good thing to do?
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I think we're making the mistake of labeling the technology as bad instead of the people. File sharing is me working on a document with you and putting it onto a file sharing system so you can get the changes, or so that I can work on it at home on the desktop or on my iPad or whatever device without having to plug in a card or network cable. The fact that some use it as a reason to distribute copyrighted material is their problem, not the technology itself. This would be fairly similar to calling all hammers evil because some people have used them to kill people. Technology is not good or evil It is the intentions of those that use it that are.
I use file shares to share the music I compose and play with my parents, friends and acquaintances.