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Originally Posted by EowynCarter
What was he supposed to do ?
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He could have laid out the facts in his blog without publicly naming the pirate. He could have contacted the pirate directly and explained why what the pirate did was wrong (it seems like the pirate didn't think it was, if he was openly bragging about it). He could have said that if the pirate didn't remove the material (yes, it would only be symbolic as you can't get the genie back in the bottle), he would take legal action. He could have threatened public exposure if it happened again.
He could have been firm but still reasonable and polite. Instead, he comes off as the bigger jerk of the pair.
What lesson does the pirate and other potential pirates really get here? Not why uploading copyrighted material is wrong, but only that they should keep their mouth shut when they do it.