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Originally Posted by HarryT
But it's not only "large corporations" who are hurt by pirate sites. I'm a software developer, and I routinely see my software listed on torrent sites. Piracy harms everyone who tries to earn a living writing, whether it be books, software, music, or anything else.
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I sympathize and understand the frustration of the content creators with pirates and sites facilitating pirates, and fully understand that they defend their interests. However, as soon as the defense they raise interferes with my freedom I reserve the right to protest very focally.
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To claim that anyone has a "right" to access pirate sites is ridiculous, and a kick in the teeth to content authors.
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Personally, I consider it a kick in the teeth to my freedom when large corporations can decides which sites I can visit or not. Large corporations have shown again and again that profit is their prime interest, and they don't shy away from buying lawmakers to implement laws to further that interest. I am more than happy to abide the law to respect the rights of individual content creators, I feel much less inclined to follow laws that have been put in place by bought or coerced lawmakers to suit the interests of large corporations.