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Originally Posted by John F
IMO, the vast majority of people respect artists for there creative ability. Some artists may enjoy there work, but it can be hard work, and it does take a lot of work, in general.
I am not an artists/writer.
I don't get this impression, in general. Maybe a few fringe cases, but in general, no.
I didn't get this impression. I can't recall anyone (I'm sure there were a couple a just skipped over) bragging (or showing pride) in the forums I visit. There is much talk about how easy it is to switch, and how dumb the law is, but people aren't saying they are using the site(s).
IMO.
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Megaupload was hosting pirated material (should note, I used it as an FTP replacement for exchanging files with clients who were not tech-savvy enough to use FTPs, so I was kind of shocked to learn it had an illegal side), got taken down, and Anonymous responded with a hacking attack. What did you see the public reaction to be? I saw a lot of either indifference or support for Anonymous, which is amazing to me because just a couple days earlier I saw everyone talking about google's "end piracy, not libery" petition. So did the public celebrate something being done to end piracy, or was it just lip service? And almost everyone who talked about it said "I used it to watch movies" or something to that effect.