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Originally Posted by stonetools
Its not the same offense, we understand that- but it is an offense against the property rights of the creator.
The point is that its an infringement of the authors right to control the use of their creation-an infringement that reduces the value of their creation. Its intellectually dishonest-and self-serving , to boot- to pretend that it doesn't cost the creator anything.
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Pretending it is anything other than copyright violation is counter productive. I actually think a lot of the pro-piracy sentiment that exists within society is entirely down to corporations trying to equate it with theft, terrorism, organised crime, etc and then declaring war on it. Wars cause people to take sides, and wars are won or lost through propaganda. Po-faced messages about how evil it would be to download a car really can't compete with all the parodies of it on Youtube.