Thread: We won this round! But it's not over yet... (SOPA/PIPA update)
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Old 01-27-2012, 12:04 PM   #103
John F
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Originally Posted by ApK View Post
As I said above, balancing that is always the real issue in these matters.
The first step is to acknowledge that BOTH sides have a legitimate stake, rather than trying to justify the dismissal of the other's side's interest by claiming "it's not really stealing" or "no one is getting physically beaten" or "I wouldn't have paid money for it anyway", or "I'm doing them a favor by advertising for them" or other rationalizations that often dominate the rhetoric of the self-entitled.
Am I missing something. You say "acknowledge BOTH sides", but then seem to comment on one side?
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