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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Whose perception?
Thus far, we have yours, which seems to assume people will rip you off given a chance. Is that your assumption? If so, why?
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This is the
article's perception... the point of the thread. The
article presents points in which the authors perceive themselves to have been ripped off. Though I cannot back up the
article's perception with personal data, I agree with the
article that it is an issue that should be addressed.
Lack of hard data is not conclusive of anything. What do you think is going on on the Darknet? All those copywritten documents are being posted there, and absolutely no one is downloading them? Is lack of hard data a good reason to turn a blind eye to a potential loss to a person's income... to the extent that you're not even interested in investigating the possibility? Or is it just not important because it's not happening to you personally?
I assume it is a possibility... because no one has given me a good reason to assume that all those Darknetted files
aren't being downloaded. I think it's important to find out... because only when we know the extent of a problem can we either take steps to deal with it, or ignore it, as appropriate. And I think it's worth our time, even if it does not affect us directly... because it's only fair to those whom it does affect.