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Originally Posted by Ninjalawyer
Someone getting something for free that I paid for is annoying, but I also don't care unless their getting something for free causes harm; my annoyance that someone got a benefit that I did not isn't a harm (or at least only a minor one), it's just me being petulant.
I would greatly prefer that piracy didn't exist, but if the harm that it causes is weighed against the harm caused by more draconian laws and internet monitoring, than I usually side with the pirates.
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You seem to be confusing "cause" and "effect" here. There would be no need for more draconian laws and monitoring if these people whom you side with weren't illegally downloading stuff.